self-consistent
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- adjective
- /ˌsɛlf kənˈsɪstənt/
- Specialized
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autoconsistente
- No fully self-consistent theory has yet emerged, but many theorists are focusing their attention on superstring theories.
- self-consistent set
And nothing makes any sense, nothing could be self consistent if there were objects that could exceed light speed.
- And nothing makes any sense, nothing could be self consistent if there were objects that could exceed light speed.
- What's remarkable is you can build a self consistent model of how the universe has evolved with just one type of dark matter.
Examples
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Constructing a detailed, self-consistent picture of where, when, how fast, and how much the sea floor moved has taken months.
Academic text (2006) -
The set of recommended values of the fundamental physical constants resulting from the 1986 least-squares adjustment is the most up-to-date, self-consistent set available.
Academic text (1993) -
OK, so you can ask, can mathematics be constructed as a completely self consistent set of rules?
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What's remarkable is you can build a self consistent model of how the universe has evolved with just one type of dark matter.
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Most of us find it important to be self-consistent by not holding obviously contradictory beliefs and by acting according to our avowed values.
Academic text (1992) -
Using this simple model, we have derived a self-consistent description that accurately replicates our kinetics measurements.
Academic text (2001) -
To find out, we need a fully self-consistent quantum theory of gravity that unites relativity with quantum mechanics.
Academic text (2002) -
The spiral conception commits no errors of logic; it is self-consistent and cannot, therefore, be ruled out on nonempirical grounds.
Academic text (1990) -
Soon thereafter, in 1969, CODATA established the Task Group on Fundamental Constants to periodically provide the scientific and technological communities with a self-consistent set of internationally recommended values of the basic constants and conversion factors of physics and chemistry.
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A self-consistent theory must not have any contradictions to be accepted by the scientific community.
Synonyms
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Agreeing with something else and not contradicting it
No parts disagree and all ideas fit together
Does not conflict with other statements and fits the facts
Antonyms
How Consistent
Surface Forms
Morphology
self-consistent = consistent (transparent) = self + consistent
The prefix 'self-' (meaning 'itself') combines directly with the adjective 'consistent' to mean 'consistent with itself', a straightforward compositional meaning.
Etymology
The word self-consistent combines self- meaning 'by itself' and consistent meaning 'agreeing' or 'not changing'. That's why a self-consistent idea or system 'agrees with itself' and has 'no contradictions' inside.