consistent

[kuhn-sis-tuhnt]

adjective

1. agreeing or accordant; compatible; not self-contradictory.

   His views and actions are consistent.

   Synonyms: conformable, harmonious, consonant, congruous

2. constantly adhering to the same principles, course, form, etc..

   a consistent opponent.

3. holding firmly together; cohering.

4. Archaic.,  fixed; firm.

consistent

/ kənˈsɪstənt /

adjective

1. showing consistency; not self-contradictory

2. in agreement or harmony; accordant

3. steady; even

   consistent growth

4. maths (of two or more equations) satisfied by at least one common set of values of the variables

   x + y = 4 and x – y = 2 are consistent

5. logic

   1. (of a set of statements) capable of all being true at the same time or under the same interpretation

   2. Also: sound. (of a formal system) not permitting the deduction of a contradiction from the axioms Compare complete

6. obsolete,  stuck together; cohering

Other Word Forms

• consistently adverb
• quasi-consistent adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of consistent¹

First recorded in 1565–75, consistent is from the Latin word consistent- (stem of consistēns, present participle of consistere ); consist, -ent

Example Sentences

But without a clear, consistent China strategy that is confidently expressed, this government – like previous governments - will continue to find it hard to know how to navigate.

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Massive spending commitments tied to a new technology that promises profound economic change but has yet to deliver consistent profits.

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Analysts with the Yale Humanitarian Research Lab highlighted large "clusters" visible in the images, which they said were "consistent with the size range of adult human bodies and are not present in previous imagery".

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"The relationship between cognitive ability and speech-perception performance transcended diagnostic categories. That finding was consistent across all three groups," said the study's lead investigator, Bonnie Lau.

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In the low-mass range, the average temperature reached about 2.01 trillion Kelvin, consistent with theoretical predictions and with temperatures observed when the plasma transitions into ordinary matter.

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Related Words

• dependable 
• logical 
• persistent 
• rational 
• steady 
• true