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bathtub curve

bathtub curve noun: a curve used in reliability engineering, describing a particular form of the hazard function taking into account three categories of failure rate.

Noun

bathtub curve (plural bathtub curves)

  1. A curve used in reliability engineering, describing a particular form of the hazard function taking into account three categories of failure rate.

Forms of bathtub curve

pluralbathtub curves

Origin of bathtub curve

From its shape.

Questions about bathtub curve

What does bathtub curve mean?
Bathtub curve means a curve used in reliability engineering, describing a particular form of the hazard function taking into account three categories of failure rate.
What part of speech is bathtub curve?
Bathtub curve is a noun.
What is the plural of bathtub curve?
The plural of bathtub curve is bathtub curves.

Words near bathtub curve in the dictionary

  1. bathtime
  2. bathtimes
  3. bathtub
  4. bathtub cockpit
  5. bathtub cockpits
  6. bathtub curve
  7. bathtub curves
  8. bathtub gin
  9. bathtub gins
  10. bathtub racing
  11. bathtub ring

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