Look up: consistency

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   Consistency
   Central to the structural approach to attitudes is the idea that human beings show consistency in thought, feeling, and behaviour about attitude objects in their environment. Simply put if you think and/or feel positively about something, you will express this in a positive behaviour.
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   consistency
   [n] - logical coherence and accordance with the facts 2. [n] - the property of holding together and retaining its shape 3. [n] - (logic) an attribute of a logical system that is so constituted that none of the propositions deducible from the axioms contradict one another 4. [n] - a harmonious uniformity or agreement among things or parts
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   Consistency
   Term used to describe the texture of a mixture, e.g. firm, dropping or soft.
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   consistency
   the cohesion of the individual particles of a given material (i.e., its ability to deform or its resistance to flow).
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   consistency
   refers to a single set of axioms that has exactly one set of conclusions that can be drawn from it (1); in the case of a reasoned analytic argument, connotes the progression from a sequence of premises to a valid conclusion (2) Category: Automation (includes telecommunications and computers) • set of properties making of a database a true picture of reality.It entails a series of const...
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   consistency
   consistence noun the property of holding together and retaining its shape; `when the dough has enough consistency it is ready to bake`
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   consistency
   noun logical coherence and accordance with the facts; `a rambling argument that lacked any consistency`
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   Consistency
   `Consistency` can refer to: * Consistency, in comparative data analysis * Consistency proof, in mathematics, logic, and theoretical physics * Consistency (statistics), a property of estimators and estimation * Consistency criterion for voting systems, which requires that whenever option A is the winner both in two districts independently it must also be the winner in the combined district * Consistency model, in computer science * Equiconsistenc...
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   Consistency
   • (n.) A degree of firmness, density, or spissitude. • (n.) Agreement or harmony of all parts of a complex thing among themselves, or of the same thing with itself at different times; the harmony of conduct with profession; congruity; correspondence; as, the consistency of laws, regulations, or judicial decisions; consistency of opinions;...
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    consistency
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    consistency
    To achieve comparability of information over time, the same accounting methods must be followed. If accounting methods are changed from period to period, the effects must be disclosed.
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    Consistency
    The degree of plasticity of fresh concrete or mortar The normal measure of consistency is slump for concrete and flow for mortar.
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    Consistency
    - ACCOUNTING postulate which stipulates that, except as otherwise noted in the FINANCIAL STATEMENT, the same accounting policies and procedures have been followed from period to period by an organization in the preparation and presentation of its financial statements.
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    Consistency
    The relative mobility or ability of fresh concrete or mortar to flow. The usual measures of consistency are slump or ball penetration for concrete and flow for mortar.
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    consistency
    The degree of uniformity, standardization, and freedom from contradiction among the documents or parts of a component or system. [IEEE 610]…
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    consistency
    for a given relay, the maximum value to be expected with a given confidence level, of the difference between any two measured values determined under identical specified conditions
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    consistency
    An axiomatic theory is said to be consistent if it's impossible (within the confines of the theory) to prove simultaneously a statement and its negation. Godel's incompleteness theorem states that any (sufficiently powerful) consistent axiomatic theory is incomplete.
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    Consistency
    (1) A logistic system (q.v.) is consistent if there is no theorem whose negation is a theorem. See Logic, formal, §§ 1, 3, 6; also Proof theory. Since this definition of consistency is relative to the choice if a particular notation as representing negation, the following definition is sometimes used instead: (2) A logistic system is con...
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