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Recent Examples of self-consistent
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.
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Ahmed Almheiri, Scientific American, 1 Sep. 2022
In the weird geocentric frame where the Universe revolves around the Earth, that is self-consistent.
—Phil Plait, Discover Magazine, 14 Sep. 2010
Ahmed Almheiri, Scientific American, 1 Sep. 2022
In the weird geocentric frame where the Universe revolves around the Earth, that is self-consistent.
—Phil Plait, Discover Magazine, 14 Sep. 2010
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-consistent
Adjective
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At heart, the brand messaging is consistent: Individuals who work hard and win reward themselves with a Rolex.—
Victoria Gomelsky,
Robb Report,
6 Mar. 2025
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The actress has lucked out with consistent initials.—
Lisa Respers France,
CNN,
6 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The failure of Democrats to coalesce behind a coherent strategy against Trump's blizzard of controversial policies was on display during his address to a Joint Session of Congress last week.—
Susan Page,
USA TODAY,
9 Mar. 2025
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Bo Hines, Executive Director of the Presidential Working Group on Digital Assets, will facilitate dialogue aimed at developing coherent policy strategies and actionable recommendations.—
Sandy Carter,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The requirement that executive orders be congruent with the Constitution and established laws becomes critical as the body politic reacts to a president’s executive orders.—
Blake D. Morant,
Forbes,
19 Feb. 2025
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And contrary to the claims of many activists, the preferences of the Palestinian people are not always congruent with the demands of Palestinian nationalism.—
Yair Rosenberg,
The Atlantic,
14 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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All widgets in the Android ecosystem will be compatible with lock screens by default.—
Jibin Joseph,
PCMAG,
7 Mar. 2025
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Both have the Apple M3 processor in them and are compatible with Apple Intelligence.—
David Phelan,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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One of those studies was an on-site evaluation by Shoppers Drug Mart (Canada's largest retail pharmacy chain), which found concordant results between Truvian and a central laboratory.—
John Yoo and John Shu,
Newsweek,
23 Jan. 2025
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Finding a common language is just one way in which medical schools, clinics, hospitals and health-care networks are working to address health disparities as part of an increasingly visible movement known as culturally sensitive or concordant care.—
Rod McCullom,
Scientific American,
15 Oct. 2024
Adjective
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But what makes a face appear harmonious, and why does our brain prefer this kind of balance? Dustin Hines, a neuropsychiatric disorder researcher, told Newsweek why people find symmetrical and well-proportioned faces more appealing.—
Russel Honoré,
Newsweek,
6 Mar. 2025
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Regulators have a vital role to play, the global interconnectivity needed for cross-border flows requires high-level international cooperation, and private firms will need to operate in harmonious competition with central banks’ digital currencies.—
David Parker,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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China remains a far cry from having the sort of labor unions and collective bargaining that are taken for granted elsewhere, but, as Steinfeld correctly argues, Chinese labor practices are moving away from their revolutionary roots and are increasingly consonant with Western standards.—
Simon Tay,
Foreign Affairs,
24 Aug. 2010
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Where the republic’s hypocrisy fed its fatal weakness, corruption, the Taliban’s unabashed brutality was consonant with the movement’s strength, its unity.—
Matthieu Aikins Victor J. Blue Peter Ganim Krish Seenivasan Steven Szczesniak,
New York Times,
22 May 2024
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“Self-consistent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-consistent. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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