Noun

The act of determining, or the state of being determined.

Bringing to an end; termination; limit.

Direction or tendency to a certain end; impulsion.

The quality of mind which reaches definite conclusions; decision of character; resoluteness.

(countable) The state of decision; a judicial decision, or ending of controversy.

(countable) That which is determined upon; result of deliberation; purpose; conclusion formed; fixed resolution.

A flow, rush, or tendency to a particular part; as, a determination of blood to the head.

(countable) The act, process, or result of any accurate measurement, as of length, volume, weight, intensity, etc.; as, the determination of the ohm or of the wave length of light; the determination of the salt in sea water, or the oxygen in the air.

The act of defining a concept or notion by giving its essential constituents.

The addition of a differentia to a concept or notion, thus limiting its extent; -- the opposite of generalization.

The act of determining the relations of an object, as regards genus and species; the referring of minerals, plants, or animals, to the species to which they belong; classification; as, I am indebted to a friend for the determination of most of these shells.

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 .