In agreement with?

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Hello guys,I am struggling with the meaning of this phrase. In most of the online dictionaries, 'A is in agreement with B' means A agrees with B. What I'm trying to figure out is what's the meaning of 'something be in agreement with something else'. Dose it mean 'in consistent with'?what are some other synonyms of ' in consistent with' ? Thank you.

AlpheccaStars · Accepted Answer

qop'something be in agreement with something else'

What is the "something" and what is the "something else." Can you give an example of what you are trying to understand?

Consistent with:
His voting is consistent with his beliefs. (He votes according to his beliefs.)
The company tries to set employees' salaries to be consistent with their performance. (The better they perform, the higher their salary.)
Most people's weight is consistent with their eating habits. (People who overeat are usually overweight.)

Qop · Answer

AlpheccaStars qop'something be in agreement with something else'What is the "something" and what is the "something else." Can you give an example of what you are trying to understand?

Could I say 'the results from our experiments are in agreement with those from the literature' to mean 'in consistent with

AlpheccaStars · Answer

You can use "match", meaning that you ran the same experiments and got exactly the same results. (within experimental error). Your repeated the experiments.
- the results from our experiments match those from the literature

You can use "support" meaning that you ran similar experiments, maybe on a larger scale, or with different parameters and got the same results. It adds credence to the earlier experiments.
- the results from our experiments support those from the literature

You can use "in agreement with" meaning that you ran perhaps both the same and different experiments and the results and conclusions were similar.
- the results from our experiments are in agreement with those from the literature

You can use "consistent with" meaning that you ran different experiments (eg, using a different technique) and the your results did not negate the previous ones. It is a weaker statement than "in agreement with."
- the results from our experiments are consistent with those from the literature

Qop · Answer

AlpheccaStarsYou can use "match", meaning that you ran the same experiments and got exactly the same results. (within experimental error). Your repeated the experiments.- the results from our experiments match those from the literatureYou can use "support" meaning that you ran similar experiments, maybe on a larger scale, or with different parameters and got the same results. It adds credence to the earlier experiments. - the results from our experiments support those from the literatureYou can use "in agreement with" meaning that you ran perhaps both the same and different experiments and the results and conclusions were similar.- the results from our experiments are in agreement with those from the literatureYou can use "consistent with" meaning that you ran different experiments (eg, using a different technique) and the your results did not negate the previous ones. It is a weaker statement than "in agreement with."- the results from our experiments are consistent with those from the literature

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