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con⋅sist⋅ent

  [kuhn-sis-tuhnt]
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–adjective
1. agreeing or accordant; compatible; not self-contradictory: His views and actions are consistent.
2. constantly adhering to the same principles, course, form, etc.: a consistent opponent.
3. holding firmly together; cohering.
4. Archaic. fixed; firm.
Origin:
1565–75; < L consistent- (s. of consistēns, prp. of consistere). See consist, -ent

Related forms:
con⋅sist⋅ent⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
1. congruous, consonant, harmonious, conformable.
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con·sis·tent   (kən-sĭs'tənt)   
adj.  

  1. In agreement; compatible: The testimony was consistent with the known facts.

  2. Being in agreement with itself; coherent and uniform: a consistent pattern of behavior.

  3. Reliable; steady: demonstrated a consistent ability to impress the critics.

  4. Mathematics Having at least one common solution, as of two or more equations or inequalities.

  5. Holding true as a group; not contradictory: a consistent set of statements.


[Latin cōnsistēns, cōnsistent-, present participle of cōnsistere, to stand still; see consist.]
con·sis'tent·ly adv.
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Word Origin & History

consistent 
1574, "standing firm," from L. consistentem (nom. consistens), prp. of consistere (see consist). Modern sense of "agreeing" (with with) is first attested 1646. Older sense survives in consistency (1594).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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