FACTOR OF SAFETY

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The ratio of the breaking stress of a structure to the estimated maximum stress in ordinary use

Synonyms:

factor of safety; safety factor

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Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas

Hypernyms ("factor of safety" is a kind of...):

ratio (the relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient))

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