inconsistent

in·con·sis·tent  (nkn-sstnt)

adj.

1. Displaying or marked by a lack of consistency, especially:

a. Not regular or predictable; erratic: inconsistent behavior.

b. Lacking in correct logical relation; contradictory: inconsistent statements.

c. Not in agreement or harmony; incompatible: an intersection inconsistent with the road map.

2. Mathematics Not solvable for the unknowns by the same set of values. Used of two or more equations or inequalities.

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incon·sistent·ly adv.

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inconsistent [ˌɪnkənˈsɪstənt]

adj

1. lacking in consistency, agreement, or compatibility; at variance

2. containing contradictory elements

3. irregular or fickle in behaviour or mood

4. (Mathematics) Also incompatible Maths (of two or more equations) not having one common set of values of the variables: x + 2y = 5 and x + 2y = 6 are inconsistent

5. (Philosophy / Logic) Logic (of a set of propositions) enabling an explicit contradiction to be validly derived

inconsistently  adv

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	inconsistent - displaying a lack of consistency; "inconsistent statements cannot both be true at the same time"; "inconsistent with the roadmap" variable - liable to or capable of change; "rainfall in the tropics is notoriously variable"; "variable winds"; "variable expenses" 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.	inconsistent - not capable of being made consistent or harmonious; "inconsistent accounts" irreconcilable, unreconcilable - impossible to reconcile; "irreconcilable differences"
	3.	inconsistent - not in agreement discrepant incongruous - lacking in harmony or compatibility or appropriateness; "a plan incongruous with reason"; "incongruous behavior"; "a joke that was incongruous with polite conversation"

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inconsistent

adjective

1. changeable, variable, unpredictable, unstable, irregular, erratic, uneven, fickle, capricious, unsteady, inconstant You are inconsistent and unpredictable.
changeable stable, constant, steady, consistent, reliable, predictable, unchanging

2. incompatible, conflicting, contrary, at odds, contradictory, in conflict, incongruous, discordant, incoherent, out of step, irreconcilable, at variance, discrepant, inconstant The outburst was inconsistent with the image he had cultivated.
incompatible compatible, uniform, coherent, orderly, homogeneous, reconcilable

Translations

inconsistent [ˌɪnkənˈsɪstənt] ADJ

1. (= erratic) [person] → inconsecuente, voluble; [quality, work, performance] → irregular, desigual; [behaviour, policies] → contradictorio, incongruente

2. (= contradictory) [actions] → inconsecuente; [statement, account, evidence] → contradictorio
to be inconsistent with sth (= contradict) → contradecir algo, no concordar con algo; (= not correspond with) → no encajar con algo, no concordar con algo

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inconsistent [ˌɪnkənˈsɪstənt] adj

[behaviour, person, organization] → inconséquent(e)
to be inconsistent with sth (= not in keeping with) → être en contradiction avec qch
His behaviour is inconsistent with Hindu values → Son comportement est en contradiction avec les valeurs hindoues.

[statement] → qui présente des contradictions
to be inconsistent → présenter des contradictions
inconsistent with → en contradiction avec

(= sometimes good, sometimes bad) [team, performer] → irrégulier/ière

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inconsistent

adj

(= contradictory) action, speech → widersprüchlich, ungereimt; to be inconsistent with something → zu etw im Widerspruch stehen, mit etw nicht übereinstimmen

(= uneven, irregular) work → unbeständig, ungleich; person → inkonsequent; but you’re inconsistent, sometimes you say … → aber da sind Sie nicht konsequent, manchmal sagen Sie …; recently we or our performances have been inconsistent → in letzter Zeit schwanken unsere Leistungen

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inconsistent [ˌɪnkənˈsɪst/ənt] adj (contradictory, action) → contraddittorio/a, incoerente; (uneven, work) → irregolare, non costante
his actions were inconsistent with his principles → le sue azioni non erano coerenti con i suoi principi
that is inconsistent with what you told me earlier → questo è in contraddizione con quanto mi avevi riferito prima

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inconsistent [ˌɪnkənˈsɪst/ənt] adj (contradictory, action) → contraddittorio/a, incoerente; (uneven, work) → irregolare, non costante
his actions were inconsistent with his principles → le sue azioni non erano coerenti con i suoi principi
that is inconsistent with what you told me earlier → questo è in contraddizione con quanto mi avevi riferito prima

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inconsistent

adj inconsistent [inkənˈsistənt]

1 (often withwith) contradictory in some way; not in agreement What you're saying today is quite inconsistent with the statement you made yesterday. teenstrydig غَيْر مُتوافِق، غَيْر مُنْسَجِم несъответстващ odporující modstridende; inkonsistent widersprüchlich ασυνεπής, ανακόλουθος, ασύμφωνος inconsecuente, contradictorio vastuoluline ناسازگار؛ مغایر epäjohdonmukainen en contradiction (avec) לא עִקבִי असंगत nespojiv, protuslovan ellentmondó tidak sesuai, tidak tetap ósamkvæmur incoerente 統一のない 모순되는 nesuderinamas, prieštaraujantis nekonsekvents; pretrunīgs; nesavienojams tidak konsisten strijdig, inkonsekwent selvmotsigende, ulogisk sprzeczny inconsistente în contradicţie (cu) противоречивый nezlučiteľný; nezhodný; protirečivý protisloven nedosledan oförenlig ซึ่งขัดแย้งกัน aykırı, birbirine ters düşen 不一致的 непослідовний, суперечний غیر مستقل مزاج mâu thuẫn 不一致的

2 changeable, eg in standard His work is inconsistent. veranderlik غَيْر ثابِت، مُتَغَيِّر непосотянен proměnlivý, nestálý svingende unbeständig ασταθής, ασυνεπής inconsistente ebaühtlane متغییر؛ دمدمی vaihteleva inégal לא עִקבִי परिवर्तनीय nestalan nem következetes, következetlen berubah-ubah ójafn, misjafn incostante 気まぐれな 변덕스러운 nenuoseklus, netolygus nestabils; nepastāvīgs tidak tekal ongelijk inkonsekvent, svingende niekonsekwentny variável inegal, inconsecvent непоследовательный vrtkavý nestanoviten nedosledan ojämn ซึ่งไม่สอดคล้องกัน değişken, tutarsız, istikrarsız 水準不一的，易變的 нестійкий, мінливий اصولوں سے انحراف کرنے والا hay thay đổi 常变的

n inconˈsistency

(pluralinconˈsistencies). teenstrydigheid عَدَم تَوافُق، تَناقُض، تَعارُض، عَدم ثَبات непоследователност neslučitelnost, nedůslednost inkonsekvens; uforenelighed der Widerspruch ασυνέπεια inconsistencia järjekindlusetus تناقض؛ تضاد epäjohdonmukaisuus inconsistance חוֹסֶר עִקבִיוּת असंगति, विरोध आदि neslaganje következetlenség ketidaksesuaian, ketidak-tetapan ósamkvæmni incoerenza 矛盾 모순 nenuoseklumas nekonsekvence; pretruna; nepastāvīgums sifat tidak konsisten inkonsistentie, ongelijkheid inkonsekvens, uoverensstemmelse brak konsekwencji variabilidade inconsecvenţă противоречивость; непоследовательность nezlučiteľnosť protislovje nedoslednost oförenlighet ความไม่สอดคล้องกัน tutarsızlık 不一致，易變 непослідовність; мінливість بے ربطیاں tính mâu thuẫn 不一致

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inconsistent → متضارب nedůsledný inkonsekvent widersprüchlich άστατος contradictorio epäjohdonmukainen incohérent nedosljedan inconsistente 一貫性のない 일관성이 없는 inconsistent inkonsekvent niezgodny inconsistente несовместимый inkonsekvent ไม่สม่ำเสมอ tutarsız không thống nhất 不一致的