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in·con·sis·ten·cy
/ˌɪnkənˈsɪstən(t)si/
不一致,不調和,矛盾
From:
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inconsistency
不一致性
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
In·con·sist·en·cy
n.
;
pl
.
Inconsistencies
1.
The
quality
or
state
of
being
inconsistent
;
discordance
in
respect
to
sentiment
or
action
;
such
contrariety
between
two
things
that
both
can
not
exist
or
be
true
together
;
disagreement
;
incompatibility
.
There
is
a
perfect
inconsistency
between
that
which
is
of
debt
and
that
which
is
of
free
gift
.
--
South
.
2.
Absurdity
in
argument
ore
narration
;
incoherence
or
irreconcilability
in
the
parts
of
a
statement
,
argument
,
or
narration
;
that
which
is
inconsistent
.
If
a
man
would
register
all
his
opinions
upon
love
,
politics
,
religion
,
and
learning
,
what
a
bundle
of
inconsistencies
and
contradictions
would
appear
at
last!
--
Swift
.
3.
Lack
of
stability
or
uniformity
;
unsteadiness
;
changeableness
;
variableness
.
Mutability
of
temper
,
and
inconsistency
with
ourselves
,
is
the
greatest
weakness
of
human
nature
.
--
Addison
.
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From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
inconsistency
n
1:
the
relation
between
propositions
that
cannot
both
be
true
at
the
same
time
[
syn
:
incompatibility
,
mutual
exclusiveness
,
repugnance
]
2:
the
quality
of
being
inconsistent
and
lacking
a
harmonious
uniformity
among
things
or
parts
[
ant
:
consistency
]
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