consistent

con·sis·tent  (kn-sstnt)

adj.

1. In agreement; compatible: The testimony was consistent with the known facts.

2. Being in agreement with itself; coherent and uniform: a consistent pattern of behavior.

3. Reliable; steady: demonstrated a consistent ability to impress the critics.

4. Mathematics Having at least one common solution, as of two or more equations or inequalities.

5. Holding true as a group; not contradictory: a consistent set of statements.

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[Latin cnsistns, cnsistent-, present participle of cnsistere, to stand still; see consist.]

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con·sistent·ly adv.

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consistent [kənˈsɪstənt]

adj

1. showing consistency; not self-contradictory

2. (postpositive; foll by with) in agreement or harmony; accordant

3. steady; even consistent growth

4. (Mathematics) 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. (Philosophy / Logic) Logic

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

b.  (of a formal system) not permitting the deduction of a contradiction from the axioms Compare complete [5]

6. Obsolete stuck together; cohering

consistently  adv

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	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 invariable - not liable to or capable of change; "an invariable temperature"; "an invariable rule"; "his invariable courtesy" inconsistent - displaying a lack of consistency; "inconsistent statements cannot both be true at the same time"; "inconsistent with the roadmap"
	2.	consistent - capable of being reproduced; "astonishingly reproducible results can be obtained" reproducible
	3.	consistent - marked by an orderly, logical, and aesthetically consistent relation of parts; "a coherent argument" coherent, logical, ordered logical - capable of or reflecting the capability for correct and valid reasoning; "a logical mind" rational - consistent with or based on or using reason; "rational behavior"; "a process of rational inference"; "rational thought"
	4.	consistent - the same throughout in structure or composition; "bituminous coal is often treated as a consistent and homogeneous product" uniform homogeneous, homogenous - all of the same or similar kind or nature; "a close-knit homogeneous group"

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consistent

adjective

1. steady, even, regular, stable, constant, persistent, dependable, unchanging, true to type, undeviating He has never been the most consistent of players.
steady changing, irregular, inconsistent, erratic, deviating

2. compatible, agreeing, in keeping, harmonious, in harmony, consonant, in accord, congruent, congruous, accordant These new goals are not consistent with the existing policies.
compatible contrary, contradictory, inconsistent, incompatible, incongruous, discordant, inharmonious

3. coherent, logical, compatible, harmonious, consonant, all of a piece A theory should be internally consistent.
coherent contradictory, inconsistent, incompatible, illogical, incoherent

Quotations
"We cannot remain consistent with the world save by growing inconsistent with our past selves" [Havelock Ellis The Dance of Life]

Translations

consistent [kənˈsɪstənt] ADJ

1. (= constant) [person, action, behaviour] → consecuente, coherente; [results] → uniforme; [work, performance] → de calidad constante

2. (= cohesive) [argument] → coherente, lógico
he made various statements which were not consistent → realizó varias declaraciones que no concordaban
his actions are not consistent with his beliefs → sus actos no son consecuentes con sus ideas
that is not consistent with what you told me → eso no encaja or no concuerda con lo que me dijiste

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consistent [kənˈsɪstənt] adj

(= unvarying) [pattern] → constant(e); [approach, policy] → cohérent(e); [support, opposition] → constant(e)
on a consistent basis (= regularly) → systématiquement

(= regularly successful) [player, performer, team] → régulier/ère

consistent with → compatible avec
to be consistent with sth (= match) → correspondre à qch (= be in agreement) → être en accord avec qch

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consistent

adj

→ konsequent; statements → übereinstimmend, miteinander vereinbar; (= logical) argument → logisch, folgerichtig; (= constant) failure → ständig, stetig

(= uniform) quality → beständig; performance, results → gleichbleibend, stetig; method, style → einheitlich

(= in agreement) to be consistent with something → einer Sache (dat) → entsprechen; what you’re saying now is not consistent with what you said before → was Sie jetzt sagen, widerspricht dem or lässt sich mit dem nicht vereinbaren, was Sie davor gesagt haben

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consistent [kənˈsɪst/ənt] adj

a. (constant, results, action) → costante; (person) → costante

b. (coherent, argument) → coerente, logico/a
to be consistent with → essere coerente con

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consistent [kənˈsɪst/ənt] adj

a. (constant, results, action) → costante; (person) → costante

b. (coherent, argument) → coerente, logico/a
to be consistent with → essere coerente con

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consistent

adj consistent [kənˈsistənt]

1 (often withwith) in agreement (with) The two statements are not consistent; The second statement is not consistent with the first. konsekwent مُتَّسِق، مُتَوافِق съвместим shodný (s) i overensstemmelse med; konsistent vereinbar σύμφωνος με consecuente kokkusobiv سازگار؛ جور yhtäpitävä compatible תוֹאֵם सुसंगत dosljedan megegyező sesuai samkvæmur compatibile 一貫した 일치 되는 derinąsis, neprieštaraujantis savienojams; saskanīgs sejajar verenigbaar i overenstemmelse (med), konsekvent, forenlig zgodny consistente compatibil (cu) согласующийся zhodný (s) skladen dosledan överensstämmande, förenlig ที่สอดคล้องกัน uyumlu, tutarlı 一致的 погоджений, сумісний مطابقت، هم آهنگی phù hợp 一致的

2 always (acting, thinking or happening) according to the same rules or principles; the same or regular He was consistent in his attitude; a consistent style of writing. beginselvas; konsekwent, volgehou, aanhoudend ثابِت، مُسْتَقيم последователен důsledný, pevný, zásadový konsekvent gleichmäßig συνεπής coherente järjekindel ثابت؛ بدون تغییر johdonmukainen cohérent עִקבִי एक समान dosljedan következetes teguh, tetap, taat azas samkvæmur coerente, costante 矛盾のない 일관된 nuoseklus, pastovus konsekvents; izturēts tekal consequent konsekvent, gjennomført konsekwentny constante con­secvent последовательный dôsledný; hutný dosleden dosledan konsekvent เหมือนอย่างที่เคยเป็น tutarlı, istikrarlı 一貫的，始終如一的 послідовний, стійкий وضعدارى، استقامت nhất quán 始终如一的

n conˈsistency

the consistency of his work. egaligheid; koersvastheid, standhoudendheid ثَبات، إسْتِقامَه последователност důslednost, souvislost konsistens; fasthed die Beschaffenheit συνέπεια coherencia kokkusobivus, järjekindlus انسجام؛ استحکام yhtäpitävyys, johdonmukaisuus cohérence עִקבִיוּת संगति čvrstoća, gustoća következetesség konsistensi, ketaat-azasan samkvæmni consistenza 一貫性 일관성 nuoseklumas konsekvence; saskaņa konsisten consequentheid konsekvens konsekwencja constância consecvenţă последовательность dôslednosť doslednost doslednost konsekvens, följdriktighet ความไม่เปลี่ยนแปลง tutarlılık 一致 послідовність وضعدارى tính nhất quán 一致

adv conˈsistently

His work is consistently good. beginselvas koersvas; konsekwent, volgehou, egalig, aanhoudend, deur die bank, voortdurend بِصورَة ثابِتَه последователно důsledně gennemført; konsekvent durchweg σταθερά, με συνέπεια consistentemente järjekindlalt دائماً؛ بطور مداوم johdonmukaisesti régulièrement בְּעִקבִיוּת संगतिपूर्वक dosljedan következetesen secara konsisten, secara taat azas reglulega, með stöðugum hætti costantemente 一貫して 일관 되게 ištisai, nuolatos konsekventi; visnotaļ dengan konsisten constant alltid, gjennomført, konsekvent konsekwentnie uniformemente cu regularitate последовательно dôsledne dosledno kontinuirano genomgående อย่างไม่เปลี่ยนแปลง sürekli olarak 始終 послідовно ، تسلسل، وضعدارى ك‍ے سات‍ھ luôn luôn 始终如一地

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consistent → متماسك důsledný konsistent beständig συνεπής consecuente johdonmukainen cohérent dosljedan coerente 一貫した 일관된 consistent samsvarende zgodny consistente последовательный konsekvent ที่สอดคล้องกัน tutarlı nhất quán 一致的