consistent

[Con*sist·ent]

If you get the same Donkey Kong score every time you play, you're consistent. It's consistent with video game addiction, however, that you will continue to play in the hopes of beating that score.

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Possessing firmness or fixedness; firm; hard; solid.

Adjective S.
marked by an orderly, logical, and aesthetically consistent relation of parts; "a logical argument"; "the orderly presentation"

Adjective
(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"

Adjective S.
the same throughout in structure or composition; "bituminous coal is often treated as a consistent and homogeneous product"

Adjective
capable of being reproduced; "astonishingly reproducible results can be obtained"


a.
Possessing firmness or fixedness; firm; hard; solid.

a.
Having agreement with itself or with something else; having harmony among its parts; possesing unity; accordant; harmonious; congruous; compatible; uniform; not contradictory.

a.
Living or acting in conformity with one's belief or professions.


Consistent

> Con*sist"ent , a. [L. consistens, p.pr.: cf. F. consistant.] 1. Possessing firmness or fixedness; firm; hard; solid.
The humoral and consistent parts of the body.
2. Having agreement with itself or with something else; having harmony among its parts; possesing unity; accordant; harmonious; congruous; compatible; uniform; not contradictory.
Show me one that has it in his power To act consistent with himself an hour.
With reference to such a lord, to serve and to be free are terms not consistent only, but equivalent.
3. Living or acting in conformity with one's belief or professions.
It was utterly to be at once a consistent Quaker and a conspirator.

Possessing firmness or fixedness; firm; hard; solid.

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Usage Examples

I think the amazing thing about gospel music is that not only does it lift up the death and resurrection of our Lord, which is consistent with the Gospel, but it is uniquely communicated depending upon the generation.

Freedom in art, freedom in society, this is the double goal towards which all consistent and logical minds must strive.

Much good art got made while money ruled I like a lot of it, and hardship and poverty aren't virtues. The good news is that, since almost no one will be selling art, artists - especially emerging ones - won't have to think about turning out a consistent style or creating a brand. They'll be able to experiment as much as they want.

For changes to be of any true value, they've got to be lasting and consistent.

My parents have been incredibly supportive from perhaps the first real independent decision I made to become a vegetarian at 11, which was certainly not consistent with their diet at the time.

De Sade is the one completely consistent and thoroughgoing revolutionary of history.

I think President Obama could have handled politics and policies differently. But he has been decisive, strong, and consistent - important qualities in a president. Mitt Romney is indeed an Etch A Sketch, the antithesis of leadership.

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Other Usage Examples

Indeed - judicious, consistent parenting is a dream of mine. No judgements, learning space and listening carefully are my goals.

Constant development is the law of life, and a man who always tries to maintain his dogmas in order to appear consistent drives himself into a false position.

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

I think the success of a talk show depends on how true it is to the personality of the person hosting it. The shows I really admire, like 'Oprah' and 'Ellen,' are distinctively like their hosts, so I think my show will be successful only if we try to stay consistent to my own sense of myself.

All sympathy not consistent with acknowledged virtue is but disguised selfishness.

For the longest time, you just sound like a broken record, but you have to be consistent when teaching kids.

It is possible to be a master in false philosophy, easier, in fact, than to be a master in the truth, because a false philosophy can be made as simple and consistent as one pleases.

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