Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Displaying or marked by a lack of consistency, especially.
- adjective Not regular or predictable; erratic.
- adjective Lacking in correct logical relation; contradictory.
- adjective Not in agreement or harmony; incompatible.
- adjective Mathematics Not solvable for the unknowns by the same set of values. Used of two or more equations or inequalities.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Not consistent in conception or in fact; wanting coherence or agreement; discordant; discrepant.
- Lacking self-agreement or uniformity; self-contradicting.
- Synonyms Incongruous, etc. See
incompatible . Contradictory. etc. Seecontrary .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Not consistent; showing inconsistency; irreconcilable; contradictory, or having contradictory implications; discordant; at variance, esp. as regards character, sentiment, or action; incompatible; incongruous.
- adjective Not exhibiting uniformity of sentiment, steadiness to principle, etc.; unequal; fickle; changeable.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective not
consistent
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective not in agreement
- adjective displaying a lack of consistency
- adjective not capable of being made consistent or harmonious
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Examples
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Toyota says Chief Executive Akio Toyoda will speak about quality control later in the day in his first news conference since the automaker issued massive global Canada says it's aware of a "small number" of reports of what it calls inconsistent brake feel in some of its 2010 Prius hybrids, and
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Rooney, who two years ago threatened to cut the MCCA's ties with Aramark, said the authority was simply tired of what he called inconsistent service from Aramark.
Home - BostonHerald.com Jay Fitzgerald 2010
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Toyota says Chief Executive Akio Toyoda will speak about quality control later in the day in his first news conference since the automaker issued massive global Canada says it's aware of a "small number" of reports of what it calls inconsistent brake feel in some of its 2010 Prius hybrids, and
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Toyota says Chief Executive Akio Toyoda will speak about quality control later in the day in his first news conference since the automaker issued massive global Canada says it's aware of a "small number" of reports of what it calls inconsistent brake feel in some of its 2010 Prius hybrids, and
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TORONTO - Toyota Canada says it's aware of a "small number" of reports of what it calls inconsistent brake feel in some of its 2010 Prius hybrids, and Transport Canada is investigating the problem.
Market News 2010
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Toyota says Chief Executive Akio Toyoda will speak about quality control later in the day in his first news conference since the automaker issued massive global Canada says it's aware of a "small number" of reports of what it calls inconsistent brake feel in some of its 2010 Prius hybrids, and
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By Nick Bunkley The Canada says it's aware of a "small number" of reports of what it calls inconsistent brake feel in some of its 2010 Prius hybrids, and
WN.com - Articles related to APNewsBreak: US gov't investigating Prius brakes 2010
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Officials in Woodbury and Washington have, like Torrington, faced residents angry over what they called inconsistent property values and widespread errors.
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"You're flooding the place with aid and outside experts speaking in inconsistent voices, and you have nobody at the center," says Easterly.
Sorry, Sudan 2010
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People fall in love with them because they are “long and athletic”, but they struggle handling the ball and are inconsistent from the perimeter.
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