clockwork vs consistency

clockwork

noun
  • 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. 

adj
  • Very smooth and regular. 

  • Driven by clockwork. 

consistency

noun
  • 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. 

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