Each triple has a consistency, which indicates the quality of the comparisons between the elements in the triple. You can use consistencies to find errors in your comparisons.

High consistency (close to 100%) indicates a high quality comparison. A consistency below 70% indicates that you might need to redo some of the comparisons.

In this example, the quality of the comparison is low. Element A is considered more important than Element B, Element B is considered more important than Element C, and Element C is considered more important than Element A.

The low consistency indicates that at least one of the comparisons must be incorrect.