robustness
nounEtymology From robust + -ness.
1
The quality of being robust.
- Robustness was considered to be an essential feature because of the comparatively high starting effort and the generally rough work for which the locomotives are to be used.1950 November, “Mixed-Traffic Diesel-Electric Locomotives for Ireland”, in Railway Magazine, page 780:
- The Inspecting Officer draws attention to the remarkable way in which the train held together after the final derailment; this was due in no small measure to the robustness of the buckeye couplings fitted to the coaches.1960 March, “Talking of Trains: The Slough derailment”, in Trains Illustrated, page 132:
- Synonyms
- robusticity, robustity
- Derived terms
- bias-robustness