consistent meaning and definition

CONSISTENT adjective

Definition of consistent (adjective)

1. (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
   • antonym: inconsistent
2. capable of being reproduced
   • "astonishingly reproducible results can be obtained"
   • synonyms: reproducible
   • antonym: irreproducible
3. marked by an orderly, logical, and aesthetically consistent relation of parts
   • "a coherent argument"
   • synonyms: coherent, logical, ordered
   • antonym: incoherent
4. the same throughout in structure or composition
   • "bituminous coal is often treated as a consistent and homogeneous product"
   • synonyms: uniform