safety factor

Other forms: safety factors

Definitions of safety factor
  1. noun
    the ratio of the breaking stress of a structure to the estimated maximum stress in ordinary use
    synonyms: factor of safety
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    type of:
    ratio
    the relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient)
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