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inconsiderable
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inconsistency
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inconsistency

in·con·sis·ten·cy [ ìnkən sístənssee ] (plural in·con·sis·ten·cies) or in·con·sis·tence [ ìnkən sístənss ] (plural in·con·sis·tenc·es)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. lack of consistency: the fact of being inconsistent

2. inconsistent thing: something that contradicts something else or that is not in keeping with it

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