Factor of Safety
nounid
60843·updated May 18, 2026verified
the ratio of the breaking stress of a structure to the estimated maximum stress in ordinary use
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Variants
- synonym
- safety factor
- plural
- Factor of Safeties
- possessive
- Factor of Safety's
- pluralpossessive
- Factor of Safeties'
Framework definitions
- §1
- the ratio of the breaking stress of a structure to the estimated maximum stress in ordinary use
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