konsekvente

Konsekvente is a form of the adjective konsekvent used in several Scandinavian languages, notably Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish. It generally means that something is consistent, coherent, or follows a fixed set of rules. The word can describe behavior, methodologies, or arguments that align with stated principles.

In everyday language, konsekvente describes actions or policies that remain steady and predictable over time. For example, a konsekvent approach to decision-making aims to apply the same criteria in similar situations, while a konsekvente policy adheres to established rules.

In logic, philosophy, and certain areas of mathematics, the term is used to express a stricter notion: a system, theory, or argument is konsekvent if it does not contain or imply a contradiction. A konsekt theory is thus one that is internally coherent and does not prove both a statement and its negation under the given axioms.

Usage notes and distinctions: konsekvente should not be confused with konsekvens, which means consequence or outcome. While consequens pertains to what follows from something, konsekvente refers to the property of being consistent or coherent. The exact inflection and spelling can vary by language and grammatical number, but the core meaning remains the same: adherence to consistency and logical coherence.

See also: konsekwent (the base form meaning consistent), konsekvens (consequence), logical consistency.