inconsistency
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
inconsistencies
plural
inconsistencies
Britannica Dictionary definition of INCONSISTENCY
1
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the quality or fact of being inconsistent: such as
a
[noncount]
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the quality or fact of not staying the same at different times
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Police noticed inconsistency in his two statements.
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Customers have been complaining about the inconsistency in the quality of service they have received.
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The team's biggest problem has been inconsistency: it has played well at times, but at other times it has played very poorly.
b
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the quality or fact of having parts that disagree with each other
[noncount]
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There is some inconsistency in her argument.
[count]
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Careful editing of the entire text has eliminated inconsistencies of style.
2
[count]
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a difference or disagreement between two statements which means that both cannot be true
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We noted a major inconsistency in his story.
