reliability
nounEtymology From reliable + -ity.
1
Usually The quality of being reliable, dependable, or trustworthy.
- Above all, rail needs to be boring. By that, I mean that it must run its timetable reliably, day-in and day-out. Punctuality and reliability remain the bedrock of a successful railway.2023 April 5, Philip Haigh, “Comment: Pay deal a positive result”, in RAIL, number 980, page 3:
2
Education Usually the ability to measure the same thing consistently (of a measurement indicating the degree to which the measure is consistent); that is, repeated measurements would give the same result (See also validity).
3
Engineering, Natural sciences, Physical sciences Usually measurable time of work before failure
- Derived terms
- nonreliability