inconsistency

• Nom désignant la qualité ou l'état de ce qui est inconséquent, par exemple le manque d'harmonie ou d'uniformité entre les parties, ou une contradiction logique entre des affirmations qui ne peuvent pas être vraies en même temps.

A noun referring to the quality or state of being inconsistent, such as a lack of harmony or uniformity among parts, or a logical contradiction between propositions that cannot both be true simultaneously.

1. Logical contradictionB2formal

   A situation where two or more statements or ideas cannot all be true at the same time.

   incohérence logique

   • There is an inconsistency in his testimony that the detective noticed.
   • The theory contains a logical inconsistency that undermines its validity.
   • The report highlighted an inconsistency between the two data sets.

   Synonymesconflictcontradictiondiscrepancydisparityincompatibilityincongruityvariance

   Antonymesaccordancecoherenceconsistency

2. Lack of uniformityB2formal

   The quality of being changeable or not staying the same, often in a way that is confusing or unreliable.

   Manque d'uniformité

   • The inconsistency in her performance made it hard to predict the outcome.
   • There is an inconsistency in the quality of the products from this factory.
   • The team's inconsistency cost them the championship.

   Synonymeschangeablenessficklenessinconstancyinstabilityirregularityunevennessunpredictabilityunsteadinessvariabilityvolatility

   Antonymesconsistencyconstancyregularityuniformity