consistency

n 1: the property of holding together and retaining its shape;

"when the dough has enough consistency it is ready to

bake" [syn: {consistence}, {body}]

2: a harmonious uniformity or agreement among things or parts

[syn: {consistence}] [ant: {inconsistency}]

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