consistency
Local coherenceLocal coherence.
» Consistency is what we're striving for.
Meaning
6 senses(countable, uncountable)Local coherence.
logical coherence and accordance with the facts
(countable, uncountable)Correspondence or compatibility.
(countable, uncountable)Reliability or uniformity; the quality of being consistent.
They want to achieve a high degree of consistency in their process and their product.
Beständigkeit, Regelmäßigkeit, Zuverlässigkeit
согласо́ванностьsoglasóvannostʹ, консисте́нтностьkonsisténtnostʹ
(countable, uncountable)The degree of viscosity of something.
Mix it until it has the consistency of a thick paste.
Konsistenz
консистенцияkonsistencija
(countable, uncountable)Freedom from contradiction; the state of a system of axioms such that none of the propositions deduced from them are mutually contradictory.
Widerspruchsfreiheit, Konsistenz
(logic) an attribute of a logical system that is so constituted that none of the propositions deducible from the axioms contradict one another
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)Firmness of constitution or character; substantiality; durability; persistency.
Examples
20 sentencesConsistency is what we're striving for.
That's what we call consistency.
Trust can only be earned through consistency.
The main thing that dreams lack is consistency.
I don't like the consistency of this food.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 3
Origin
By surface analysis, consistent + -cy, consistence + -y or consist + -ency.By surface analysis, consistent + -cy, consistence + -y or consist + -ency.
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Forms
plural: consistencies| Singular | consistency |
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Synonyms
3 synonyms- a harmonious uniformity or agreement among things or parts:consistence
- the property of holding together and retaining its shape:consistencesubstancebody
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
11 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable