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consistent

con·sis·tent [ kən sístənt ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. coherent: reasonably or logically harmonious
The evidence is consistent with the defendant's statement.
Their accounts of the incident just aren't consistent.

2. reliable: able to maintain a particular standard or repeat a particular task with minimal variation
He's one of the most consistent hitters in the league.

3. mathematics with common solutions: having a set of solutions in common, especially for two or more equations or inequalities

4. logic free of contradiction: containing no provable contradiction

[Late 16th century. < Latin consistent-, present participle of consistere (see consist)]

con·sis·tent·ly adverb
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