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Multiplicity vs Inconsistency - What's the difference?

multiplicity | inconsistency |

As nouns the difference between multiplicity and inconsistency

is that multiplicity is the state of being made of multiple diverse elements while inconsistency is the state of being inconsistent.

multiplicity

English

Noun

(wikipedia multiplicity) (multiplicities)
  • the state of being made of multiple diverse elements
  • (mathematics) the number of values for which a given condition holds
  • a large indeterminate number
  • (software engineering, UML) The number of instances that can occur on a given end of a relationship, including 0..1, 1, 0..* or *, and 1..*.

    • See also

    * cardinality * manyness

    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