Answer (1 of 14): The term “continuity error” gets thrown around a lot in reference to Trek, oftentimes erroneously.
Some of the most famous “continuity errors” can be explained with a little imagination and common sense.
WHY DOES KHAN KNOW CHEKHOV IF CHEKHOV WASN’T INTRODUCED TO STAR TREK UNTI...
So how big are DS9 and the Defiant actually? The scales were all over the place.
The Defiant is big enough for a runabout to easily fly around inside of it.
And if Honey, I didn’t shrink the kids?