consistency
part of speech
noun (consistency, consistencies)
meaning for a pupil
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 →
sense in the lessons
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 →
- 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 the corpora
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «consistency» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.