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consistent definition
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Overview of adj consistent The adj consistent has 4 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (8) consistent -- ((sometimes followed by `with') in agreement or consistent or reliable; "testimony consistent with the known facts"; "I have decided that the course of conduct which I am following is consistent with my sense of responsibility as president in time of war"- FDR) 2. (2) consistent, logical, ordered orderly -- (marked by an orderly, logical, and aesthetically consistent relation of parts "a logical argument"; "the orderly presentation") 3. reproducible, consistent -- (capable of being reproduced; "astonishingly reproducible results can be obtained") 4. consistent, uniform -- (the same throughout in structure or composition; "bituminous coal is often treated as a consistent and homogeneous product") Antonyms of adj consistent 4 senses of consistent Sense 1 consistent (vs. inconsistent) inconsistent (vs. consistent) => at odds(prenominal), conflicting, contradictory, self-contradictory => discrepant, incompatible => spotty, uneven => unconformable => unreconciled Sense 2 consistent, logical, ordered orderly INDIRECT (VIA coherent) -> incoherent Sense 3 reproducible (vs. unreproducible), consistent Sense 4 consistent, uniform INDIRECT (VIA homogeneous) -> heterogeneous, heterogenous Similarity of adj consistent 4 senses of consistent Sense 1 consistent (vs. inconsistent) => accordant, agreeable, conformable, consonant, in accord(prenominal), in agreement(prenominal), concordant => pursuant(prenominal) => self-consistent => unchanging => reconciled Also See-> invariable#1 Sense 2 consistent, logical, ordered orderly => coherent (vs. incoherent) Sense 3 reproducible (vs. unreproducible), consistent => duplicable, duplicatable Sense 4 consistent, uniform => homogeneous (vs. heterogeneous), homogenous Attributes of adj consistent Familiarity of adj consistent consistent used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 4) Grep of adj consistent consistent inconsistent self-consistent Overview of adj consistent The adj consistent has 4 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (8) consistent -- ((sometimes followed by `with') in agreement or consistent or reliable; "testimony consistent with the known facts"; "I have decided that the course of conduct which I am following is consistent with my sense of responsibility as president in time of war"- FDR) 2. (2) consistent, logical, ordered orderly -- (marked by an orderly, logical, and aesthetically consistent relation of parts "a logical argument"; "the orderly presentation") 3. reproducible, consistent -- (capable of being reproduced; "astonishingly reproducible results can be obtained") 4. consistent, uniform -- (the same throughout in structure or composition; "bituminous coal is often treated as a consistent and homogeneous product")
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