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Consistency has 5 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
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

"The team's success was due to the consistency of their strategy, which ensured every decision aligned perfectly with their long-term goals."

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

"The mathematician spent years verifying the consistency of his new logical system to ensure no contradictions arose from its axioms."

5

Local coherence.

"The essay's consistency was evident in how every paragraph seamlessly supported the central argument without contradiction."

Example Sentences
"wool has more body than rayon" noun
"when the dough has enough consistency it is ready to bake" noun
"a rambling argument that lacked any consistency" noun
Related Terms
Antonyms
inconsistency
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
property uniformity coherence logicality
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
gaseousness viscosity thickness thinness hardness softness breakableness unbreakableness porosity solidity

Origin

The word consistency comes from the Latin consistentia, which originally meant a state of holding together. It entered English through French in the late 14th century to describe the quality of remaining uniform or stable.

Rhyming Words
ency incy ancy fancy nancy zincy mancy mincy noncy dancy duncy poncy yancy cincy trancy pouncy rouncy egency dauncy anancy
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