Found 2 items, similar to Inconsistency.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: inconsistency inconsistency n 1: the relation between propositions that cannot both be true at the same time [syn: incompatibility, mutual exclusiveness , repugnance] 2: the quality of being inconsistent and lacking a harmonious uniformity among things or parts [ant: consistency]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Inconsistency Inconsistency \In`con*sist"en*cy\, n.; pl. Inconsistencies. [Cf. F. inconsistance.] [1913 Webster] 1. The quality or state of being inconsistent; discordance in respect to sentiment or action; such contrariety between two things that both can not exist or be true together; disagreement; incompatibility. [1913 Webster] There is a perfect inconsistency between that which is of debt and that which is of free gift. --South. [1913 Webster] 2. Absurdity in argument ore narration; incoherence or irreconcilability in the parts of a statement, argument, or narration; that which is inconsistent. [1913 Webster] If a man would register all his opinions upon love, politics, religion, and learning, what a bundle of inconsistencies and contradictions would appear at last! --Swift. [1913 Webster] 3. Lack of stability or uniformity; unsteadiness; changeableness; variableness. [1913 Webster] Mutability of temper, and inconsistency with ourselves, is the greatest weakness of human nature. --Addison. [1913 Webster]