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Meaning of CONSISTENCY

Pronunciation:  kun'sistunsee

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 Definition: 
  1. [n]  a harmonious uniformity or agreement among things or parts
  2. [n]  (logic) an attribute of a logical system that is so constituted that none of the propositions deducible from the axioms contradict one another
  3. [n]  the property of holding together and retaining its shape; "when the dough has enough consistency it is ready to bake"
  4. [n]  logical coherence and accordance with the facts; "a rambling argument that lacked any consistency"
 
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 Synonyms: body, consistence
 
 Antonyms: inconsistency
 
 See Also: breakableness, coherence, coherency, cohesion, cohesiveness, gaseousness, hardness, logicality, logicalness, porosity, porousness, property, softness, solidity, solidness, thickness, thinness, unbreakableness, uniformity, uniformness, viscosity, viscousness

 

 

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