consistency

«consistency» in Mova's school dictionary: always acting, working or happening in the same way… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

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

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 the corpora

• Consistency means treating similar cases in similar ways.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «consistency» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.