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factor of safety

noun

  1. the ratio of the maximum stress that a structural part or other piece of material can withstand to the maximum stress estimated for it in the use for which it is designed.


factor of safety

noun

  1. the ratio of the breaking stress of a material or structure to the calculated maximum stress when in use Also calledsafety factor
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Origin of factor of safety1

First recorded in 1855–60

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