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reliability

— The consistency and repeatability of a measure.

Full explanation:

Reliability refers to the stability and internal coherence of scores. If a measure is reliable, it will produce similar score when repeated Reliability includes internal reliability (e.g., internal consistency reliability) and external reliability (e.g., test-retest).

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