Coherence vs. Consistency
Coherencenoun
The quality of cohering, or being coherent; internal consistency.
Coherencenoun
A logical arrangement of parts.
Coherencenoun
The property of having the same wavelength and phase.
Coherencenoun
A semantic relationship between different parts of the same text.
Coherencenoun
A sticking or cleaving together; union of parts of the same body; cohesion.
Coherencenoun
Connection or dependence, proceeding from the subordination of the parts of a thing to one principle or purpose, as in the parts of a discourse, or of a system of philosophy; a logical and orderly and consistent relation of parts; consecutiveness.
Coherencenoun
the state of cohering.
Coherencenoun
the state of cohering or sticking together
Coherencenoun
logical and orderly and consistent relation of parts
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.
