different between consistent vs recurring

English

Etymology

From Latin consistens, present participle of c?nsist? (“to agree with; to continue”), from con- (“prefix indicating a being or bringing together of several objects”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *?óm (“beside, by, near, with”)) + sist? (“to cause to stand; to place, set”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *stísteh?ti (“to be standing up; to be getting up”), from the root *steh?- (“to stand (up)”)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k?n?s?st?nt/
• Hyphenation: con?sist?ent

Adjective

consistent (comparative more consistent, superlative most consistent)

1. Of a regularly occurring, dependable nature. [from late 16th c. in the obsolete sense ‘consisting of’]
2. Compatible, accordant.
3. (logic) Of a set of statements: such that no contradiction logically follows from them.

Antonyms

• contradictory
• incompatible
• inconsistent

Derived terms

• consistent life ethic

Related terms

• consist
• consistence
• consistency
• inconsistent

Translations

Noun

consistent (plural consistents)

1. (in the plural, rare) Objects or facts that are coexistent, or in agreement with one another.
3. (Eastern Orthodoxy, historical) A kind of penitent who was allowed to assist at prayers, but was not permitted to receive the holy sacraments.

Hypernyms

• (kind of penitent): penitent

References

• John A. Simpson and Edward S. C. Weiner, editors (1989) , “consistent”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, ?ISBN

Further reading

• consistency on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• centonists

Catalan

Adjective

consistent (masculine and feminine plural consistents)

1. consistent

Derived terms

• consistentment
• inconsistent

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin c?nsist?ns or French consistant (with vowel adaptation to Latin).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?k?n.si?st?nt/, /?k?n.s??st?nt/
• Hyphenation: con?sis?tent
• Rhymes: -?nt

Adjective

consistent (comparative consistenter, superlative consistentst)

1. consistent, coherent

Inflection

Derived terms

• consistentie

Descendants

• ? Indonesian: konsisten

References

French

Verb

consistent

1. third-person plural present indicative of consister
2. third-person plural present subjunctive of consister

Latin

Verb

c?nsistent

1. third-person plural future active indicative of c?nsist?

Romanian

Etymology

From French consistant.

Adjective

consistent m or n (feminine singular consistent?, masculine plural consisten?i, feminine and neuter plural consistente)

1. solid
2. consistent

Declension

English

Verb

recurring

1. present participle of recur

Adjective

recurring (comparative more recurring, superlative most recurring)

1. Happening or occurring frequently, with repetition.

   He has recurring asthma attacks.

   Revenge is a recurring theme in this novel.

2. (mathematics) Of a decimal: having a set of digits that is repeated indefinitely.

   Every rational number can be written as either a terminating decimal or a recurring decimal.

Synonyms

• (happening or occurring frequently): recurrent, repetitive; see also Thesaurus:repetitive

Translations

Noun

recurring (plural recurrings)

1. A recurrence; a coming round again.

Synonyms

• reiteration, repeat; see also Thesaurus:reoccurrence