Consistency vs Regularity - What's the difference?
consistency | regularity |
Local coherence.
Correspondence or compatibility.
Reliability or uniformity; the quality of being consistent.
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The degree of viscosity of something.
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, magazine=(American Scientist), title= (logic) Freedom from contradiction; the state of a system of axioms such that none of the propositions deduced from them are mutually contradictory.
(obsolete) Firmness of constitution or character; substantiality; durability; persistency.
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(uncountable) The condition or quality of being regular; as, regularity of outline
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(countable) A particular regular occurrence
As nouns the difference between consistency and regularity
is that consistency is local coherence while regularity is the condition or quality of being regular; as, regularity of outline.consistency
English
(wikipedia consistency)Noun
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- His friendship is of a noble make and a lasting consistency .
Antonyms
* inconsistencyregularity
English
Noun
- I have been watching that show with regularity .
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