consistency

pronunciation

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  • Noun:
    the property of holding together and retaining its shape
    a harmonious uniformity or agreement among things or parts
    logical coherence and accordance with the facts
    (logic) an attribute of a logical system that is so constituted that none of the propositions deducible from the axioms contradict one another

Word Origin

consistency (n.)
1590s, "firmness of matter," from Medieval Latin consistentia or directly from Latin consistentem, from consistere (see consist). Meaning "state of being in agreement or harmony" (with something) is from 1650s; meaning "self-consistent" is from 1716.

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Example

1. Another advantage in russia is consistency , bulcke said .
2. Common themes include longevity , consistency and integrity .
3. Advocates of orthodoxy prize consistency .
4. Such consistency doesn 't exist in international soccer .
5. Consistency and credibility seem to have been sacrificed .

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