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Consistency vs Suitableness - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between consistency and suitableness

is that consistency is local coherence while suitableness is the state or quality of being suitable, adapted or accommodated; suitability; fitness; propriety; agreeableness.

consistency

Noun

(consistencies)
  • Local coherence.
  • Correspondence or compatibility.
  • Reliability or uniformity; the quality of being consistent.
  • * Addison
  • That consistency of behaviour whereby he inflexibly pursues those measures which appear the most just.
  • The degree of viscosity of something.
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  • (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.
  • * South
  • His friendship is of a noble make and a lasting consistency .

    Antonyms

    * inconsistency

    suitableness

    English

    Noun

  • (uncountable) The state or quality of being suitable, adapted or accommodated; suitability; fitness; propriety; agreeableness.
  • * John Morley, Voltaire
  • Moreover, the modern argument in favour of the supernatural origin of the Christian religion, drawn from its suitableness to our needs and its divine response to our aspirations, must be admitted by every candid person resorting to it to be of exactly equal force in the mouth of a Mahometan or a fire-worshipper or an astrolater.
  • (countable) The result of being suitable. (rfex)
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