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Inconsistency vs Nonconformity - What's the difference?

inconsistency | nonconformity |

As nouns the difference between inconsistency and nonconformity

is that inconsistency is the state of being inconsistent while nonconformity is rejection of or the failure to conform, especially to standards, rules, or laws.

inconsistency

English

Noun

(inconsistencies)
  • The state of being inconsistent
  • (logic) an incompatibility between two propositions that cannot both be true

    • Synonyms

    * contrariety, * deviation, * difference * disagreement * disparity * disproportion * disproportionateness * dissimilarity * dissonance * divergence * incongruity * inconsonance * inequality * paradox * unlikeness * variance

    Antonyms

    * consistency

    nonconformity

    English

    Noun

  • rejection of or the failure to conform, especially to standards, rules, or laws
  • (religion) the refusal to adhere to a state religion
  • (geology) A type of unconformity in which a non-sedimentary rock intrudes in sedimentary layers.

    • Related terms

    * nonconformism

    See also

    * alternativism * unconformity * disconformity