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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SELF-CONSISTENT

SELF-CONSISTENT Self `-con *sist "ent, a.

Defn: Consistent with one's self or with itself; not deviation from the ordinary standard by which the conduct is guided; logically consistent throughout; having each part consistent with the rest.

New American Oxford Dictionary

self-consistent

self-con sis tent ▶adjective not having parts or aspects that are in conflict or contradiction with each other; consistent: the theory is both rigorous and self-consistent. DERIVATIVES self-con sis ten cy noun

Oxford Dictionary

self-consistent

self-consist ¦ent |sɛlfkənˈsɪst (ə )nt | ▶adjective not having parts or aspects which are in conflict or contradiction with each other; consistent: the theory is both rigorous and self-consistent. DERIVATIVES self-consistency noun