Definitions of margin of safety
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noun
the margin required in order to insure safety
“in engineering the
margin of safety is the strength of the material minus the anticipated stress”
synonyms:
margin of error, safety margin
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type of:
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margin
an amount beyond the minimum necessary
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index
a numerical scale used to compare variables with one another or with some reference number
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