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CONSISTENCY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A harmonious uniformity or agreement among things or parts
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("consistency" is a kind of...):
uniformity; uniformness (the quality of lacking diversity or variation (even to the point of boredom))
Antonym:
inconsistency (the quality of being inconsistent and lacking a harmonious uniformity among things or parts)
Derivation:
consist (be consistent in form, tenor, or character; be congruous)
Sense 2
Meaning:
(logic) an attribute of a logical system that is so constituted that none of the propositions deducible from the axioms contradict one another
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("consistency" is a kind of...):
logicality; logicalness (correct and valid reasoning)
Domain category:
logic (the branch of philosophy that analyzes inference)
Sense 3
Meaning:
The property of holding together and retaining its shape
Example:
when the dough has enough consistency it is ready to bake
Synonyms:
body; consistence; consistency; substance
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("consistency" is a kind of...):
property (a basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class)
Attribute:
thick (relatively dense in consistency)
thin (relatively thin in consistency or low in density; not viscous)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "consistency"):
gaseousness (having the consistency of a gas)
viscosity; viscousness (resistance of a liquid to shear forces (and hence to flow))
thickness (resistance to flow)
thinness (a consistency of low viscosity)
hardness (the property of being rigid and resistant to pressure; not easily scratched; measured on Mohs scale)
softness (the property of giving little resistance to pressure and being easily cut or molded)
breakableness (the consistency of something that breaks under pressure)
unbreakableness (a consistency of something that does not break under pressure)
porosity; porousness (the property of being porous; being able to absorb fluids)
solidity; solidness (the consistency of a solid)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Logical coherence and accordance with the facts
Example:
a rambling argument that lacked any consistency
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("consistency" is a kind of...):
coherence; coherency; cohesion; cohesiveness (the state of cohering or sticking together)
Derivation:
consistent ((sometimes followed by 'with') in agreement or consistent or reliable)
Context examples:
Consistency, my dear Mr. Brocklehurst; I advocate consistency in all things.
(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)
A semi-solid composed of a soft, smooth mass with relatively thick consistency and strong adhesiveness that becomes solid when dry.
(Plaster Dosage Form, NCI Thesaurus)
An individual qualified to perform an evaluation who is masked from a subject's data in order to minimize bias or maximize consistency and quality.
(Independent Rater, NCI Thesaurus)
A set of terms that are selected and defined based on the requirements set out by the user group, usually a set of vocabulary is chosen to promote consistency across data collection projects.
(Controlled Vocabulary, NCI Thesaurus)
The lack of publications from Interphone, and the lack of budgetary consistency still haven't been addressed.
(Health threats caused by mobile phone radiation, EUROPARL TV)
The vision for caCORE is to provide a common data management framework that will support the consistency, clarity, and comparability of biomedical research data and information.
(Cancer Bioinformatics Infrastructure Objects, NCI Thesaurus)
Substance intended for external application made of such materials and of such consistency as to adhere to the skin and attach to a dressing; plasters are intended to afford protection and support and/or to furnish an occlusion and macerating action and to bring medication into close contact with the skin.
(Plaster Dosage Form, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
Good parenting includes: • Keeping your child safe • Showing affection and listening to your child • Providing order and consistency • Setting and enforcing limits • Spending time with your child • Monitoring your child's friendships and activities • Leading by example
(Parenting, NIH: National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)
These two different hypotheses on what may have happened in Earth's distant past can't be taken as confirmed proof of how things actually played out – but they offer a neat consistency in their explanations as to why Earth is the way it is, and other worlds too.
(Fiery Collisions That Gave Birth to Earth Could Have Evaporated 40% of Our World, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
Well, so I should, only I know there are a lot of traps for the unwary, and that stones may be of any size and yet of little value where color and consistency are clean off.
(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
