Safety factor

noun

Word Frequency: 0.6

Definitions

1.nounThe 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.

"The common safety factor used for elevator support cables is 11."

Synonyms

factor of safety engineering stress form factor load factor space factor s-factor engineering strain true stress power factor signal-to-noise darcy friction factor true strain

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