consistency (n.)

  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

    [ Syn: consistence , eubstance , body ]

  2. a harmonious uniformity or agreement among things or parts

    [ Syn: consistence ]

  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

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