consistency

[consistency]

Foods like puddings and gravies need to be the correct consistency that is, the right thickness or texture for the dish. It would not be good, for example, for gravy to have the consistency of cottage cheese.

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Noun
a harmonious uniformity or agreement among things or parts

Noun
(logic) an attribute of a logical system that is so constituted that none of the propositions deducible from the axioms contradict one another

Noun
the property of holding together and retaining its shape; "when the dough has enough consistency it is ready to bake"

Noun
logical coherence and accordance with the facts; "a rambling argument that lacked any consistency"


n.
The condition of standing or adhering together, or being fixed in union, as the parts of a body; existence; firmness; coherence; solidity.

n.
A degree of firmness, density, or spissitude.

n.
That which stands together as a united whole; a combination.

n.
Firmness of constitution or character; substantiality; durability; persistency.

n.
Agreement or harmony of all parts of a complex thing among themselves, or of the same thing with itself at different times; the harmony of conduct with profession; congruity; correspondence; as, the consistency of laws, regulations, or judicial decisions; consistency of opinions; consistency of conduct or of character.


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Usage Examples

As much as I long for a sort of security and consistency sometimes, I do enjoy sort of being busted around. I really don't know what's happening sometimes next week, let alone this year.

Anger may be kindled in the noblest breasts: but in these slow droppings of an unforgiving temper never takes the shape of consistency of enduring hatred.

The style of ancient Egyptian art is transcendently clear, something 8-year-olds can recognize in an instant. Its consistency and codification is one of the most epic visual journeys in all art, one that lasts 30 dynasties spread over 3,000 years.

The same things we've done the past couple of seasons. We've worked on the engine and clutch. We'll try and pick up the performance and consistency of the car and go back out there.

Part of courage is simple consistency.

I believe consistency and orthogonality are tools of design, not the primary goal in design.

The principle that certain sins should not receive the Church's testimony of forgiveness was probably no novelty at all, but had been applied in various churches perhaps, however, with no strict consistency.

The heartbeat of a football team is the quarterback position and I think everyone who has any intelligence about the game understands you must have consistency at that position to be a championship team.

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Other Usage Examples

Leadership can't be fabricated. If it is fabricated and rehearsed, you can't fool the guys in the locker room. So when you talk about leadership, it comes with performance. Leadership comes with consistency.

Consistency is contrary to nature, contrary to life. The only completely consistent people are dead.

I think I've earned a certain level of respect, based on my accomplishments and my consistency.

When I speak of 'cycles,' I am referring to lengthy intervals of relative homogeneity, if not in the resolving of problems, than at least with respect to the consistency of their capacity to productively irritate.

There's a consistency in my work that pops up independent of the limitations of the technology.

Getting an audience is hard. Sustaining an audience is hard. It demands a consistency of thought, of purpose, and of action over a long period of time.

Trust is built with consistency.

The lawyer's truth is not Truth, but consistency or a consistent expediency.

My own image of my work is that I no sooner settle into something than a break occurs. These breaks are always painful and depressing but despite them I see that there's a consistency that holds out, but is hard to define.

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