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inconsistency

 
Dictionary: in·con·sis·ten·cy   (ĭn'kən-sĭs'tən-sē) pronunciation
n., pl., -cies.
  1. The state or quality of being inconsistent.
  2. Something inconsistent: many inconsistencies in your proposal.

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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: the relation between propositions that cannot both be true at the same time
  Synonyms: incompatibility, mutual exclusiveness, repugnance

Meaning #2: the quality of being inconsistent and lacking a harmonious uniformity among things or parts
  Antonym: consistency (meaning #2)


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"Mutability of temper and inconsistency with ourselves is the greatest weakness of human nature." - Joseph Addison

"No author ever drew a character consistent to human nature, but he was forced to ascribe to it many inconsistencies." - Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton

 
 
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