Describing different types of evidence or knowledge that come together and support the same conclusion.
From Latin consiliens, present participle of consilire 'to jump together.' Used by scientists to describe when multiple independent lines of evidence agree.
When climate scientists cite ice cores, tree rings, ocean sediments, and satellite data all showing warming, that's consilient evidence—it's so powerful because these completely different methods agree!
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