1. Noun
The condition of standing or adhering together, or being fixed in union, as the parts of a body; existence; firmness; coherence; solidity.
2. Noun
A degree of firmness, density, or spissitude.
3. Noun
That which stands together as a united whole; a combination.
4. Noun
Firmness of constitution or character; substantiality; durability; persistency.
5. Noun
Agreement or harmony of all parts of a complex thing among themselves, or of the same thing with itself at different times; the harmony of conduct with profession; congruity; correspondence; as, the consistency of laws, regulations, or judicial decisions; consistency of opinions; consistency of conduct or of character.
6. Noun
logical coherence and accordance with the facts; "a rambling argument that lacked any consistency"
Vocabulary classified under Academic vocabulary
7. Noun
(logic) an attribute of a logical system that is so constituted that none of the propositions deducible from the axioms contradict one another
Vocabulary classified under Environmental science
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