Alignment vs. Consistency
Alignmentnoun
An arrangement of items in a line.
Alignmentnoun
The process of adjusting a mechanism such that its parts are aligned; the condition of having its parts so adjusted.
Alignmentnoun
An alliance of factions.
Alignmentnoun
(astronomy) The conjunction of two celestial objects.
Alignmentnoun
(transport) The precise route or course taken by a linear way (road, railway, footpath, etc.) between two points.
Alignmentnoun
(RPG) In a roleplaying game, one of a set number of philosophical attitudes a character can take.
Alignmentnoun
(bioinformatics) A way of arranging DNA, RNA or protein sequences in order to identify regions of similarity.
Alignmentnoun
The act of adjusting to a line; arrangement in a line or lines; the state of being so adjusted; a formation in a straight line; also, the line of adjustment; esp., an imaginary line to regulate the formation of troops or of a squadron.
Alignmentnoun
The ground-plan of a railway or other road, in distinction from the grades or profile.
Alignmentnoun
an organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty
Alignmentnoun
the spatial property possessed by an arrangement or position of things in a straight line or in parallel lines
Alignmentnoun
(astronomy) apparent meeting or passing of two or more celestial bodies in the same degree of the zodiac
Alignmentnoun
the act of adjusting or aligning the parts of a device in relation to each other
Consistencynoun
Local coherence.
Consistencynoun
Correspondence or compatibility.
Consistencynoun
Reliability or uniformity; the quality of being consistent.
Consistencynoun
The degree of viscosity of something.
Consistencynoun
(logic) Freedom from contradiction; the state of a system of axioms such that none of the propositions deduced from them are mutually contradictory.
Consistencynoun
(obsolete) Firmness of constitution or character; substantiality; durability; persistency.
Consistencynoun
the property of holding together and retaining its shape;
Consistencynoun
a harmonious uniformity or agreement among things or parts
Consistencynoun
logical coherence and accordance with the facts;
Consistencynoun
(logic) an attribute of a logical system that is so constituted that none of the propositions deducible from the axioms contradict one another
Consistencynoun
consistent behaviour or treatment
Consistencynoun
the quality of achieving a level of performance which does not vary greatly in quality over time
Consistencynoun
the way in which a substance holds together; thickness or viscosity
Consistency
In classical deductive logic, a consistent theory is one that does not lead to a logical contradiction. The lack of contradiction can be defined in either semantic or syntactic terms.
