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Meaning of 'consistent' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Consistent [ a.]
- Possessing firmness or fixedness; firm; hard; solid.
- Having agreement with itself or with something else; having harmony among its parts; possesing unity; accordant; harmonious; congruous; compatible; uniform; not contradictory.
- Living or acting in conformity with one's belief or professions.

Meaning of 'consistent' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . consistent [ a]
Meaning (1):
- marked by an orderly, logical, and aesthetically consistent relation of parts
Example in sentence:
  • a coherent argument
Meaning (2):
- capable of being reproduced
Example in sentence:
  • astonishingly reproducible results can be obtained
Meaning (3):
- (sometimes followed by `with') in agreement or consistent or reliable
Example in sentence:
  • 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;
  • testimony consistent with the known facts
4 . consistent [ s]
Meaning (4):
- the same throughout in structure or composition
Example in sentence:
  • bituminous coal is often treated as a consistent and homogeneous product

Nearby Words:

con con- conacre conarium conation conative conatus concamerate concameration concatenate

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