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The definition of inconsistent is something that is not uniform or not the same throughout.

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When one scientist does an experiment and gets one result and the other does it and gets a contrary result, this is an example of a situation where the results are inconsistent.

See inconsistent in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

not consistent; specif.,

not in agreement, harmony, or accord; incompatible: acts inconsistent with belief
not uniform; self-contradictory: inconsistent testimony
not always holding to the same principles or practice; changeable

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inconsistently adverb

See inconsistent in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

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

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