consistency
nomattesté dans les dialogues
- Inde//ˈkən.sɪs.ˈʈen.siː//
- //kənˈsɪs.tən.si//
Local coherence.
nom
- 1
Local coherence.
- 2
Correspondence or compatibility.
- 3
Reliability or uniformity; the quality of being consistent.
They want to achieve a high degree of consistency in their process and their product.
That consistency of behaviour whereby he inflexibly pursues those measures which appear the most just.
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The degree of viscosity of something.
Mix it until it has the consistency of a thick paste.
As we age, the major arteries of our bodies frequently become thickened with plaque, a fatty material with an oatmeal-like consistency that builds up along the inner lining of blood vessels.
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Freedom from contradiction; the state of a system of axioms such that none of the propositions deduced from them are mutually contradictory.
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obsolèteFirmness of constitution or character; substantiality; durability; persistency.
His friendship is of a noble make and a lasting consistency.
Étymologie
By surface analysis, consistent + -cy, consistence + -y or consist + -ency.
Formes
- pluriel
- consistencies