# consistent

Pronunciation: say "kuhn-SIS-tuhnt" /kənˈsɪstənt/

## Adjective

1. Marked by regular, dependable occurrence or performance; steady in quality or behavior over time.
   - Simple: Staying the same in a steady, dependable way over time.
   - _The pitcher has been remarkably consistent this season, rarely allowing more than two runs._
   - _Customers come back because the bakery delivers consistent quality every day._
2. In agreement or accordance with something else; compatible and free of conflict.
   - Simple: Agreeing or fitting together with something else, without any conflict.
   - _The witness's testimony was consistent with the forensic evidence._
   - _Their lavish spending is not consistent with a family on a tight budget._
3. Of a set of statements: free of logical contradiction, so that no contradiction can be derived from the statements taken together.
   - Simple: Describing a group of statements that can all be true at the same time.
   - _Mathematicians verified that the new axioms are consistent before building further results on them._
   - _His sworn statements were consistent, with no contradiction arising among them._

## Noun

4. In the early Eastern Orthodox Church, a penitent who was allowed to assist at the prayers but was not permitted to receive the holy sacraments.
   - Simple: In the early church, a person making up for a sin who could join the prayers but not receive the sacraments.
   - _As a consistent, he stood through the entire liturgy but stepped aside when the faithful approached the altar._
   - _The old priest reminded the consistents that their place was among the prayers, not at the chalice._

## Noun

5. An object or fact that coexists, or is in agreement, with one or more others. *(rare)*
   - Simple: A fact or thing that can be true or exist together with others.

## Origin

Borrowed from Latin cōnsistēntem, the present participle of cōnsistō ('to agree with; to continue'), formed from con- (indicating a bringing together) plus sistō ('to cause to stand, to set').

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