Inconsistency
21inconsistency — n. 1. Incongruity, incompatibility, unsuitableness, incoherence. 2. Contrariety, contradiction. 3. Unsteadiness, vacillation, changeableness, inconstancy, lack of steadfast and consistent character, lack of stability, instability …
22inconsistency — n 1. inharmoniousness, inconso nance, dissonance, discordancy, absonance; incompatibility, inconformability, incongruity; discrepancy, divergence, disagreement, difference, dissimilarity, dissimilitude. 2. inconsequence, incoherence,… …
23inconsistency — in·consistency …
24inconsistency — in•con•sist•en•cy [[t]ˌɪn kənˈsɪs tən si[/t]] n. pl. cies 1) the quality or condition of being inconsistent 2) something that is inconsistent: a report full of inconsistencies[/ex] Often, in con•sist′ence. Etymology: 1640–50 …
25inconsistency — /ɪnkənˈsɪstənsi/ (say inkuhn sistuhnsee) noun (plural inconsistencies) 1. the quality of being inconsistent. 2. something inconsistent. Also, inconsistence …
26inconsistency — noun 1. the relation between propositions that cannot both be true at the same time • Syn: ↑incompatibility, ↑mutual exclusiveness, ↑repugnance • Derivationally related forms: ↑repugn (for: ↑repugnance), ↑ …
27Dynamic inconsistency — In economics, dynamic inconsistency, or time inconsistency, describes a situation where a decision maker s preferences change over time in such a way that what is preferred at one point in time is inconsistent with what is preferred at another… …
28Status inconsistency — is a situation where an individual s social positions have both positive and negative influences on his or her social status. For example, a teacher may have a positive societal image (respect, prestige) which increases his or her status but may… …
29self-inconsistency — …
30Inconsistencies — Inconsistency In con*sist en*cy, n.; pl. {Inconsistencies}. [Cf. F. inconsistance.] [1913 Webster] 1. The quality or state of being inconsistent; discordance in respect to sentiment or action; such contrariety between two things that both can not …