consistency

Everyday

1. Consistency is always acting, working or happening in the same way, steady and reliable. tree →
2. Consistency is how thick, smooth or runny something is, like a liquid or mixture. tree →
3. (maths, logic) Consistency means that facts or rules do not contradict each other. tree →

In the lessons

In cooking and science, pupils describe the consistency of mixtures: runny, thick, lumpy, smooth. In sport and school, teachers praise consistency in effort and results. In maths and stories, an answer or a story must show consistency — no contradictions. Phrases: «the consistency of paste», «show consistency», «lack of consistency».

Examples

• Stir the batter until it has a smooth consistency. tree →
• The paint was the consistency of thick cream. tree →
• The team won because of their consistency all season. tree →
• Consistency is important when you train a puppy. tree →
• The teacher checked my story for consistency: the dog can't be brown and then white. tree →
• Her work shows great consistency. tree →

Note

Mostly uncountable. Adjective «consistent», adverb «consistently». Spelling: -ency, not -ancy. In science experiments, «consistent results» mean repeated tests give the same or similar answers, which makes them more reliable.

In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: In the Sefer Yetzirah's list of the thirty-two paths of wisdom, the "Stable Intelligence" is named for the steadiness it gives to all the numerations (the ten sefirot), as the tradition reads it. In the primary lessons: In cooking and science, pupils describe the consistency of mixtures: runny, thick, lumpy, smooth. In sport and school, teachers praise consistency in effort and results. In maths and stories, an answer or a story must show consistency — no contradictions. Phrases: «the consistency of paste», «show consistency», «lack of consistency».

Examples

• and it is so called because it has the virtue of consistency among all numerations. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →
• The Twenty-third Path is the Stable Intelligence, and it is so called because it has the virtue of consistency among all numerations. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1887) tree →

Note

Mostly uncountable. Adjective «consistent», adverb «consistently». Spelling: -ency, not -ancy. In science experiments, «consistent results» mean repeated tests give the same or similar answers, which makes them more reliable.