consistency

Etymology

noun

1. Local coherence.
2. Correspondence or compatibility.
3. Reliability or uniformity; the quality of being consistent.
   They want to achieve a high degree of consistency in their process and their product.
4. The degree of viscosity of something.
   Mix it until it has the consistency of a thick paste.
   As we age, the major arteries of our bodies frequently become thickened with plaque, a fatty material with an oatmeal-like consistency that builds up along the inner lining of blood vessels. 2013 July-August, Stephen P. Lownie, David M. Pelz, “Stents to Prevent Stroke”, in American Scientist
5. (logic) Freedom from contradiction; the state of a system of axioms such that none of the propositions deduced from them are mutually contradictory.
6. (obsolete) Firmness of constitution or character; substantiality; durability; persistency.