Harm
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
An undesired outcome [whose] cost exceeds some threshold[; ...] the key points in the definition of safety are that: costs have to be sufficiently high in some human sense for events to be harmful, and that safety involves reducing both the probability of expected harms and the possibility of unexpected harms.
Framework senses
- §1
- An undesired outcome [whose] cost exceeds some threshold[; ...] the key points in the definition of safety are that: costs have to be sufficiently high in some human sense for events to be harmful, and that safety involves reducing both the probability of expected harms and the possibility of unexpected harms.
- §1
- the act of damaging something or someone
- §2
- the occurrence of a change for the worse
- §3
- any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.