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The number of failures of an item per unit time. When the failure rate is constant, it is the reciprocal of the mean time between failures.
The number of failures of an item per unit time. When the failure rate is constant, it is the reciprocal of the mean time between failures.

Latest revision as of 08:49, 17 September 2026

urn:mrn:iala:dic:5-1-0010

The number of failures of an item per unit time. When the failure rate is constant, it is the reciprocal of the mean time between failures.




Please note that this is the term as it stands in the original IALA Dictionary edition (1970-1989)