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in·con·sis·tent  audio  (nkn-sstnt) KEY 

ADJECTIVE:
  1. Displaying or marked by a lack of consistency, especially:
    1. Not regular or predictable; erratic: inconsistent behavior.
    2. Lacking in correct logical relation; contradictory: inconsistent statements.
    3. Not in agreement or harmony; incompatible: an intersection inconsistent with the road map.
  2. Mathematics Not solvable for the unknowns by the same set of values. Used of two or more equations or inequalities.


OTHER FORMS:
incon·sistent·ly(Adverb)


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