1. The property of holding together and retaining its shape
   "when the dough has enough consistency it is ready to bake";
   - consistence, substance, body
    
2. A harmonious uniformity or agreement among things or parts
   "The consistency of his arguments made his case very convincing";
   - consistence
    
3. Logical coherence and accordance with the facts
   "a rambling argument that lacked any consistency"
    
4. (logic) an attribute of a logical system that is so constituted that none of the propositions deducible from the axioms contradict one another
   "The consistency of his theory was crucial for its acceptance"

Derived forms: consistencies

See also: thick, thin

Type of: coherence, coherency, cohesion, cohesiveness, logicality, logicalness, property, uniformity, uniformness

Encyclopedia: Consistency