Online English Dictionary

Online English Dictionary

consistency

Definition

consistency [noun]

1. the property of holding together and retaining its shape; "wool has more body than rayon"; "when the dough has enough consistency it is ready to bake"

2. a harmonious uniformity or agreement among things or parts

3. logical coherence and accordance with the facts; "a rambling argument that lacked any consistency"

4. (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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Synonyms

noun
viscosity, thickness, density, firmness

steadiness, regularity, evenness, uniformity, sameness, identity, constancy, steadfastness

agreement, accordance, correspondence, congruity, compatibility, harmony

Antonyms

noun
inconsistency

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