This is getting ridiculous. First you don't know the difference between a verb and a noun. And now you try to twist my words by
not quoting me in full. I posted the
exact definition from M-W. Included a bold highlighted "process of". Part of being a good pilot is to admit when you are wrong.
"Process of" is the keyword, implying a rate because it's present tense = something happening right now, in non grammatical terms.
To measure something happing in the present, right now, you need to add a quantifier to make it measurable.
E.g. "The consumption is 3 tons", doesn't make any sense alone, because you don't know if it's
pr. minute, hours, miles, kilometer.
If you want to use "consumption" in past tense sentence (something that has happened / knowing what was consum
ed (verb) already) you have to add something to define it against as well. E.g. "The consumption was 8 tons
for the trip" or "The
total consumption was 8 tons".
Frankly I don't think anyone else cares for this discussion and I don't believe I would get you to change your mind, despite you being wrong now several times. As such, if the arguments continue to be of subjective nature or being repetitive, I may opt not to reply further.