bathtub curve

noun

A curve used in reliability engineering, describing a particular form of the hazard function taking into account three categories of failure rate.

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Meanings

nounbathtub curve (plural bathtub curves)

plural bathtub curves

  1. A curve used in reliability engineering, describing a particular form of the hazard function taking into account three categories of failure rate.

Origin

From its shape.

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Translations

Finnish kylpyammekäyrä, ammekäyrä
  • kylpyammekäyräcurve
  • ammekäyräcurve
Swedish badkarskurva
  • badkarskurvacurve
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APA

bathtub curve. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bathtub%20curve

MLA

“bathtub curve.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bathtub%20curve. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bathtub curve,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bathtub%20curve.

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