Consistent vs. Consistence — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Consistent and Consistence
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Definitions
Consistent
In agreement; compatible
The testimony was consistent with the known facts.
Consistence
Consistency.
Consistent
Being in agreement with itself; coherent and uniform
A consistent pattern of behavior.
Consistence
(archaic) The physical quality which is given by the degree of firmness, solidity, density, and viscosity; consistency.
Consistent
Reliable; steady
Demonstrated a consistent ability to impress the critics.
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Consistence
The staying together, or remaining in close relation, of non-physical things.
Her performance has lacked consistence over the last year.
This composer's musical work is of extraordinary consistence.
Consistent
(Mathematics) Having at least one common solution, as of two or more equations or inequalities.
Consistence
(obsolete) Standing still; quiescence; state of rest.
Consistent
Holding true as a group; not contradictory
A consistent set of statements.
Consistence
(obsolete) The condition of standing or adhering together, or being fixed in union, as the parts of a body; existence; firmness; coherence; solidity.
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Consistent
Of a regularly occurring, dependable nature.
The consistent use of Chinglish in China can be very annoying, apart from some initial amusement.
He is very consistent in his political choices: economy good or bad, he always votes Labour!
Consistence
Logical consistency; lack of self-contradiction.
Consistent
Compatible, accordant.
Consistence
(obsolete) That which stands together as a united whole; a combination.
Consistent
(logic) Of a set of statements: such that no contradiction logically follows from them.
Consistence
The condition of standing or adhering together, or being fixed in union, as the parts of a body; existence; firmness; coherence; solidity.
Water, being divided, maketh many circles, till it restore itself to the natural consistence.
We are as water, weak, and of no consistence.
The same form, substance, and consistency.
Consistent
Objects or facts that are coexistent, or in agreement with one another.
Consistence
A degree of firmness, density, viscosity, or spissitude; a measure of the ability to hold together when manipulated.
Let the expressed juices be boiled into the consistence of a sirup.
Consistent
A kind of penitent who was allowed to assist at prayers, but was not permitted to receive the holy sacraments.
Consistence
That which stands together as a united whole; a combination.
The church of God, as meaning the whole consistence of orders and members.
Consistent
Possessing firmness or fixedness; firm; hard; solid.
The humoral and consistent parts of the body.
Consistence
Firmness of constitution or character; substantiality; durability; persistency.
His friendship is of a noble make and a lasting consistency.
Consistent
Having agreement with itself or with something else; having harmony among its parts; possesing unity; accordant; harmonious; congruous; compatible; uniform; not contradictory.
Show me one that has it in his powerTo act consistent with himself an hour.
With reference to such a lord, to serve and to be free are terms not consistent only, but equivalent.
Consistence
Agreement or harmony of all parts of a complex thing among themselves, or of the same thing with itself at different times; the harmony of conduct with profession; congruity; correspondence; as, the consistency of laws, regulations, or judicial decisions; consistency of opinions; consistency of conduct or of character.
That consistency of behavior whereby he inflexibly pursues those measures which appear the most just.
Consistency, thou art a jewel.
Consistent
Living or acting in conformity with one's belief or professions.
It was utterly to be at once a consistent Quaker and a conspirator.
Consistence
A harmonious uniformity or agreement among things or parts
Consistent
(sometimes followed by `with') in agreement or consistent or reliable;
Testimony consistent with the known facts
I have decided that the course of conduct which I am following is consistent with my sense of responsibility as president in time of war
Consistence
The property of holding together and retaining its shape;
When the dough has enough consistency it is ready to bake
Consistent
Marked by an orderly, logical, and aesthetically consistent relation of parts;
A logical argument
The orderly presentation
Consistent
Capable of being reproduced;
Astonishingly reproducible results can be obtained
Consistent
The same throughout in structure or composition;
Bituminous coal is often treated as a consistent and homogeneous product
