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safety factors

safety factors is the plural of safety factor.

Meaning of safety factor

Noun

safety factor (plural safety factors)

  1. The ratio of the maximum stress or load which something can withstand to the stress or load which it was designed to withstand under normal operation.
    • The common safety factor used for elevator support cables is 11.
    Synonyms:
    factor of safety

Questions about safety factors

What is safety factors the plural of?
Safety factors is the plural of safety factor.

Words near safety factors in the dictionary

  1. safety deposit
  2. safety deposits
  3. safety drill
  4. safety drills
  5. safety factor
  6. safety factors
  7. safety film
  8. safety films
  9. safety first
  10. safety fuse
  11. safety fuses

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