inconsistency

• Substantivo que designa a qualidade ou o estado de ser inconsistente, como a falta de harmonia ou uniformidade entre partes, ou uma contradição lógica entre afirmações que não podem ser verdadeiras ao mesmo tempo.

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.

   Contradição lógica

   • 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.

   Sinônimosconflictcontradictiondiscrepancydisparityincompatibilityincongruityvariance

   Antônimosaccordancecoherenceconsistency

2. Lack of uniformityB2formal

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

   Inconstância

   • 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.

   Sinônimoschangeablenessficklenessinconstancyinstabilityirregularityunevennessunpredictabilityunsteadinessvariabilityvolatility

   Antônimosconsistencyconstancyregularityuniformity