self-consistent

[ self-kuhn-sis-tuhnt, self- ]

noun

1. consistent with oneself or itself.

Other Words From

• self-con·sisten·cy noun
• self-con·sistent·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of self-consistent¹

First recorded in 1675–85

Example Sentences

What emerges is a self-consistent picture that lets a black hole retain its regular structure as predicted by general relativity, albeit with the presence of an implicit though powerful nonlocality.

From Scientific American

It was not just a set of self-consistent mathematical statements.

From Salon

"It was pretty self-consistent that the ice flow was heavily disturbed at or prior to the Younger Dryas," MacGregor says.

From Science Magazine

“A moon is the simplest, most elegant and self-consistent hypothesis—that’s why we favor it.”

From Scientific American

The letter implies that the college’s notion of “diversity of opinion and background” is comprehensive, self-consistent, and definitive.

From The New Yorker