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Safety Factor

nounid 142594·updated May 18, 2026
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the ratio of the breaking stress of a structure to the estimated maximum stress in ordinary use

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Variants

synonym
factor of safety
plural
Safety Factors
possessive
Safety Factor's
pluralpossessive
Safety Factors'

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary1 senseview framework →
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the ratio of the breaking stress of a structure to the estimated maximum stress in ordinary use
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
the ratio of the breaking stress of a structure to the estimated maximum stress in ordinary use
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