"safety factor" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: safety factors [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} safety factor (plural safety factors)
  1. (engineering) 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. Categories (topical): Engineering Synonyms: factor of safety
    Sense id: en-safety_factor-en-noun-5~w3KleC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

Inflected forms

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