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Definition of Safety factor
1. Noun. The ratio of the breaking stress of a structure to the estimated maximum stress in ordinary use.
Definition of Safety factor
1. Noun. (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. ¹
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Medical Definition of Safety factor
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Safety Factor
Literary usage of Safety factor
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Wireless Telegraphy by Jonathan Adolf Wilhelm Zenneck (1915)
"The safety factor.—From Arts. 142 and 144 et seq., it follows that the effect of
a given transmitter upon a given receiver is influenced by various ..."
2. Wireless Telegraphy by Jonathan Adolf Wilhelm Zenneck (1915)
"The safety factor.—From Arts. 142 and 144 et seq., it follows that the effect of
a given ... The TELEFUNKEN Co. formerly used a safety factor of 3246 ie, ..."