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ink-uh-n-SIST-uh-nsee/ˌɪnkənˈsɪstənsi/

Inconsistency is the fact of not matching or not staying the same, or a specific mismatch: inconsistency in the accounts, a glaring inconsistency. Inconsistent (already in the dictionary) is the adjective; a lobby story does not rewrite a cell.

Meaning

The fact of not matching or not staying the same; a specific mismatch.

Examples

• “Inconsistency between the lobby story and the cell is a methods hole.”
• “Inconsistent is already in this course (adjective). Contradiction is hotter. A story is talk. A cell is a number. Open the file; archive the corridor.”

Good to know

A mismatch, or lack of steadiness. Adjective: inconsistent (already in the dictionary). A lobby story ≠ a cell.

Near in meaning

contradiction

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