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consistency

con·sis·tency

UK/kənˈsɪs.tən.si/ US/ˈkən.sɪs.ˈʈen.siː/ uncommon obsolete

noun

1.

the property of holding together and retaining its shape

  • “when the dough has enough consistency it is ready to bake”
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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

Origin

By surface analysis, consistent + -cy, consistence + -y or consist + -ency.

Phrases

  • a foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds

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