consistent
con·sis·tent
adjective
(sometimes followed by `with') in agreement or consistent or reliable
- “testimony consistent with the known facts”
- “I have decided that the course of conduct which I am following is consistent with my sense of responsibility as president in time of war” FDR
capable of being reproduced
- “astonishingly reproducible results can be obtained”
the same throughout in structure or composition
- “bituminous coal is often treated as a consistent and homogeneous product”
Origin
Borrowed from Latin cōnsistēntem, present participle of cōnsistō (“to agree with; to continue”), from con- (prefix indicating a being or bringing together of several objects) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm (“beside, by, near, with”)) + sistō (“to cause to stand; to place, set”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *stísteh₂ti (“to be standing up; to be getting up”), from the root *steh₂- (“to stand (up)”)). By surface analysis, consist + -ent.
Phrases
- consistent life ethic
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