consistency

noun

Reliability or uniformity; the quality of being consistent.

Correspondence or compatibility.

Local coherence.

The degree of viscosity of something.

(logic) Freedom from contradiction; the state of a system of axioms such that none of the propositions deduced from them are mutually contradictory.

(obsolete) Firmness of constitution or character; substantiality; durability; persistency.

Roots

sistosist- · Latin · stand, set

Synonyms for consistency

consistencen uniformityn coherencen cohesivenessn viscidityn regularityn evennessn solidityn constancyn steadinessn firmnessn solidnessn homogeneityn continuityn persistencyn persistencen steadfastnessn

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