consistency meaning and definition

CONSISTENCY noun

Definition of consistency (noun)

1. the property of holding together and retaining its shape
   • "wool has more body than rayon"; "when the dough has enough consistency it is ready to bake"
   • synonyms: body, consistence, eubstance
2. a harmonious uniformity or agreement among things or parts
   • synonyms: consistence
   • antonym: inconsistency
3. logical coherence and accordance with the facts
   • "a rambling argument that lacked any consistency"
4. (logic) an attribute of a logical system that is so constituted that none of the propositions deducible from the axioms contradict one another