[con.sis.tent] adj [L consistent-, consistens, prp. of consistere] (1647) 1 archaic: possessing firmness or coherence
2. a: marked by harmony, regularity, or steady continuity: free from variation or contradiction "a ~ style in painting" b: compatible--usu. used with with c: showing steady conformity to character, profession, belief, or custom "a ~ patriot"
3: tending to be arbitrarily close to the true value of the parameter estimated as the sample becomes large "a ~ statistical estimator" -- con.sis.tent.ly adv