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inconsistent

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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.

incon·sistent·ly adv.

inconsistent
Adjective
1. unstable or changeable in behaviour or mood
2. containing contradictory elements: an inconsistent argument
3. not in accordance: actions inconsistent with high office
inconsistency n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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
incongruous - lacking in harmony or compatibility or appropriateness; "a plan incongruous with reason"; "incongruous behavior"; "a joke that was incongruous with polite conversation"

inconsistent
Translations
Spanish inconsistent [ɪnkənˈsɪstnt] adjinconsecuente;
inconsistent with → que no concuerda con

French inconsistent [ɪnkənˈsɪstnt] adjqui manque de constance; [work] → irrégulier/ière; [statement] → peu cohérent(e);
inconsistent with → en contradiction avec

German inconsistent [ɪnkənˈsɪstnt] inconsistency adjwidersprüchlich;
(person) → inkonsequent;
(work) → unbeständig;
to be inconsistent with inconsistency → im Widerspruch stehen zu

Italian inconsistent [ɪnkənˈsɪstnt] adjincoerente; poco logico/a; contraddittorio/a;
inconsistent with → in contraddizione con

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The fourth point is consistency: for though the subject of the imitation, who suggested the type, be inconsistent, still he must be consistently inconsistent.
The palace of crystal may be an idle dream, it may be that it is inconsistent with the laws of nature and that I have invented it only through my own stupidity, through the old-fashioned irrational habits of my generation.
When Dionysius heard this he permitted him to take his money with him, but forbid him to continue any longer in Sicily, as being one who contrived means for getting money inconsistent with his affairs.
 
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