failure rate

noun

The frequency with which an engineered system or component fails, expressed for example in failures per hour.

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Meanings

nounfailure rate (plural failure rates)

plural failure rates

  1. engineeringThe frequency with which an engineered system or component fails, expressed for example in failures per hour.

Translations

Czech poruchovost
  • poruchovostfrequency
Finnish vikatiheys
  • vikatiheysfrequency
Swedish felprocent
  • felprocentfrequency
Cite this entry
APA

failure rate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/failure%20rate

MLA

“failure rate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/failure%20rate. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “failure rate,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/failure%20rate.

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