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consistance — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • consistence noun Logical consistency; lack of self-contradiction.
  • consistency noun The quality of always behaving or performing in the same reliable way.

Senses

consistance is used for these senses in English:

  • consistence (archaic) The physical quality which is given by the degree of density, firmness, solidity, and viscosity; consistency.

consistence — full definition

  1. noun Logical consistency; lack of self-contradiction.
  2. noun The staying together, or remaining in close relation, of non-physical things.
  3. noun The physical quality which is given by the degree of density, firmness, solidity, and viscosity; consistency.
  4. noun The condition of adhering or standing together, or being fixed in union, as the parts of a body; coherence, existence, firmness, solidity.

consistency — full definition

  1. noun The quality of always behaving or performing in the same reliable way.
  2. noun The thickness or texture of a substance.
  3. noun Logical agreement between different statements or parts, without contradiction.

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