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con·sil·i·ence

 (kən-sĭl′ē-əns)
n.
The agreement of two or more inductions drawn from different sets of data; concurrence.

[Probably coined by William Whewell (1794-1866), British scientist and philosopher, as if from New Latin *cōnsilīre, to leap together (Latin com-, com- + Latin -silīre, combining form of salīre, to leap, as in resilīre, to leap back; see resile) + -ence.]

con·sil′i·ent adj.
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consilient

(kənˈsɪlɪənt)
adj
showing consilience
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