Consistency

noun

/kənˈsɪst(ə)nsi/

Word Frequency: 10.7

Definitions

1.nounLocal coherence.

2.nounCorrespondence or compatibility.

3.nounReliability or uniformity; the quality of being consistent.

"They want to achieve a high degree of consistency in their process and their product."

4.nounThe degree of viscosity of something.

"Mix it until it has the consistency of a thick paste."

5.nounFreedom from contradiction; the state of a system of axioms such that none of the propositions deduced from them are mutually contradictory.

6.nounFirmness of constitution or character; substantiality; durability; persistency.

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