Noun: inconsistency ,in-kun'sis-tun(t)-see
- The quality of being inconsistent and lacking a harmonious uniformity among things or parts
"The inconsistency in his statements made the witness seem unreliable"
- The relation between propositions that cannot both be true at the same time
"There was a clear inconsistency between his two statements";
- incompatibility, mutual exclusiveness, repugnance
Derived forms: inconsistencies
Type of: contradictoriness, nonuniformity
Antonym: consistence
Encyclopedia: Inconsistency