A mechanism powered by a coiled spring and regulated by some form of escapement; the power is transmitted through toothed gearwheels and used to drive a mechanical clock, toy, or other device.
The action of behaving mechanically in the manner of a clock.
Very smooth and regular.
Driven by clockwork.
Freedom from contradiction; the state of a system of axioms such that none of the propositions deduced from them are mutually contradictory.
Correspondence or compatibility.
Reliability or uniformity; the quality of being consistent.
The degree of viscosity of something.
Local coherence.