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Grammar : Noun
Spell : kuh n-sis-tuh n-see
Phonetic Transcription : kənˈsɪs tən si



Definition of consistency

Origin :
  • 1590s, "firmness of matter," from Medieval Latin consistentia or directly from Latin consistentem, from consistere (see consist). Meaning "state of being in agreement or harmony" (with something) is from 1650s; meaning "self-consistent" is from 1716.
  • noun thickness
  • noun constancy, regularity
Example sentences :
  • There was in him a sincerity and consistency which could not be hid.
  • Extract from : « Cleveland Past and Present » by Maurice Joblin
  • There's no doubt about the thoroughness and consistency of Scott's characters.
  • Extract from : « The Mystery of Murray Davenport » by Robert Neilson Stephens
  • There is, therefore, usually a parallelism and consistency in their great 5.
  • Extract from : « Modern Painters Volume I (of V) » by John Ruskin
  • This was about the consistency of oil, and had the lustre he desired.
  • Extract from : « Harper's Young People, July 20, 1880 » by Various
  • True knowledge is a whole, and is at rest; consistency and universality are the tests of truth.
  • Extract from : « The Republic » by Plato
  • I hope in these days we have heard the last of conformity and consistency.
  • Extract from : « Essays, First Series » by Ralph Waldo Emerson
  • First of all, Parmenides tries him by the test of consistency.
  • Extract from : « Parmenides » by Plato
  • Parmenides rebukes this want of consistency in Socrates, which he attributes to his youth.
  • Extract from : « Parmenides » by Plato
  • Consistency with themselves is the only test which is to be applied to them.
  • Extract from : « Phaedo » by Plato
  • Her reputation, both for consistency and for moral enthusiasm, would be lost for ever.
  • Extract from : « Where Angels Fear to Tread » by E. M. Forster

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