Definition of 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.