consistency

plural consistencies

1. countableuncountableLocal coherence.
2. countableuncountableCorrespondence or compatibility.
3. countableuncountableReliability or uniformity; the quality of being consistent.

   They want to achieve a high degree of consistency in their process and their product.

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   That consistency of behaviour whereby he inflexibly pursues those measures which appear the most just.

   1716 January 5 (Gregorian calendar), Joseph Addison, “The Free-holder: No. 2. Sunday, December 26. [1715.]”, in The Works of the Right Honourable Joseph Addison, Esq; […], volume IV, London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], published 1721, →OCLC

4. countableuncountableThe degree of viscosity of something.

   Mix it until it has the consistency of a thick paste.

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   As we age, the major arteries of our bodies frequently become thickened with plaque, a fatty material with an oatmeal-like consistency that builds up along the inner lining of blood vessels.

   2013 July-August, Stephen P. Lownie, David M. Pelz, “Stents to Prevent Stroke”, in American Scientist

5. countableuncountablehuman sciencesFreedom from contradiction; the state of a system of axioms such that none of the propositions deduced from them are mutually contradictory.
6. countableobsoleteuncountableFirmness of constitution or character; substantiality; durability; persistency.

   His friendship is of a noble make and a lasting consistency.

   1692–1717, Robert South, Twelve Sermons Preached upon Several Occasions, volume (please specify |volume=I to VI), London