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consistencies

consistencies is the plural of consistency.

Meaning of consistency

Noun

consistency (countable and uncountable, plural consistencies)

  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.
  4. The degree of viscosity of something.
    • Mix it until it has the consistency of a thick paste.
  5. Freedom from contradiction; the state of a system of axioms such that none of the propositions deduced from them are mutually contradictory.
  6. (obsolete) Firmness of constitution or character; substantiality; durability; persistency.
    • His friendship is of a noble make and a lasting consistency.1692–1717, Robert South, Twelve Sermons Preached upon Several Occasions, volume (please specify |volume=I to VI), London

Questions about consistencies

What is consistencies the plural of?
Consistencies is the plural of consistency.

Words near consistencies in the dictionary

  1. consisted
  2. consisted in
  3. consisted of
  4. consistence
  5. consistences
  6. consistencies
  7. consistency
  8. consistent
  9. consistent life ethic
  10. consistently
  11. consistents

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