meaning of consistency
1.  The condition of standing or adhering together, or being fixed in union, as the parts of a body; existence; firmness; coherence; solidity. 
2.  A degree of firmness, density, or spissitude. 
3.  That which stands together as a united whole; a combination. 
4.  Firmness of constitution or character; substantiality; durability; persistency. 
5.  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; consistency of conduct or of character. 
6.  a harmonious uniformity or agreement among things or parts
						 
