What is the meaning of consistency?

noun

  • The property of holding together and retaining its shape.
    • usage: "wool has more body than rayon"; "when the dough has enough consistency it is ready to bake"
  • A harmonious uniformity or agreement among things or parts.
  • Logical coherence and accordance with the facts.
    • usage: "a rambling argument that lacked any consistency"
  • Logic) an attribute of a logical system that is so constituted that none of the propositions deducible from the axioms contradict one another. (.
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APAWordNet. (2010). Consistency. Retrieved September 21, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/consistency/definitions/1210325
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HarvardWordNet 2010, Consistency, Smart Define, viewed 21 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/consistency/definitions/1210325>.
MLAWordNet. "Consistency" 23 October 2010. Web. 21 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/consistency/definitions/1210325>
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