self-consistent
UK/,selfkən'sistənt/US/'selfkәn'sistәnt/
Definitions
adj.
Free from internal contradictions; logically coherent within itself
自洽的，内部前后一致的
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedself-self, own
+
consistenttogether, with
=self-consistent
self- + consistent = consistent with itself. consistent carries the st root (con- 'together' + sist 'stand' = standing together, holding together). A self-consistent theory holds together with no part contradicting another.
Common Collocations
- 1.self-consistent theory自洽的理论
- 2.self-consistent model自洽的模型
- 3.self-consistent approach前后一致的方法
Example Sentences
- 1.
A good physical model must be mathematically self-consistent.