English Explanatory Dictionary

safety factor

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The ratio of the maximum stress or load which something can withstand to the stress or load which it was designed to withstand under normal operation.

Word forms

safety factor safety factors

Synonyms

factor of safety
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