# Consistency / Latency

> "consistency" (atomic-boundary layer) is traded against "Latency" (performance-core layer) — a principle cannot be scope-separated from a quality, metric, or cost it competes with; resolve by measuring "Latency" and choosing an explicit operating point.

Record: `tension:consistency-latency`
Kind: tension
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/schema#tension-consistency-latency

## tensions-with

- [Consistency](https://banes-lab.com/records/arch/consistency.md)
- [Latency](https://banes-lab.com/records/arch/latency.md)