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| con·sis·tent [ kən sístənt ] |
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1. coherent: reasonably or logically harmonious
  The evidence is consistent with the defendant's statement.
Their accounts of the incident just aren't consistent.
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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.
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3. mathematics with common solutions: having a set of solutions in common, especially for two or more equations or inequalities
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4. logic free of contradiction: containing no provable contradiction
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| [Late 16th century. < Latin consistent-, present participle of consistere (see consist)] |
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| con·sis·tent·ly adverb |
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