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Definition of Consistency |
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Consistency
The condition of standing or adhering together, or being fixed in union, as the parts of a body; existence; firmness; coherence; solidity. A degree of firmness, density, or spissitude. That which stands together as a united whole; a combination. Firmness of constitution or character; substantiality; durability; persistency. 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. Related Definitions: Adhering, Agreement, All, Among, As, At, Being, Body, Character, Coherence, Combination, Complex, Condition, Conduct, Congruity, Consistency, Constitution, Correspondence, Degree, Density, Different, Durability, Existence, Firmness, Fixed, Harmony, In, Itself, Judicial, Of, Or, Persistency, Profession, Same, Solidity, Spissitude, Standing, Substantiality, That, The, Themselves, Thing, Times, Together, Union, United, Which, Whole, With |
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Consistency Quotations
One isn't necessarily born with courage, but one is born with potential. Without courage, we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. We can't be kind, true, merciful, generous, or honest. Maya Angelou Foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of small minds. Ralph Waldo Emerson The lawyer's truth is not Truth, but consistency or a consistent expediency. Henry David Thoreau Consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginative. Oscar Wilde I have no consistency, except in politics; and that probably arises from my indifference to the subject altogether. Lord Byron Consistency is contrary to nature, contrary to life. The only completely consistent people are dead. Aldous Huxley I pray to be like the ocean, with soft currents, maybe waves at times. More and more, I want the consistency rather than the highs and the lows. Drew Barrymore Consistency, madam, is the first of Christian duties. Charlotte Bronte Early in my career, I struggled with consistency, but I couldn't get more consistent than this year. Roger Federer My work is based on the assumption that clarity and consistency in our moral thinking is likely, in the long run, to lead us to hold better views on ethical issues. Peter Singer |
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Consistency Translations
consistency in Dutch is consequentie, gevolg consistency in German is Folgerichtigkeit, Zusammensetzung consistency in Italian is coerenza consistency in Swedish is konsekvens, konsistens |
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