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failure rate

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failure rate [′fāl·yər ‚rāt]
(engineering)
The probability of failure per unit of time of items in operation; sometimes estimated as a ratio of the number of failures to the accumulated operating time for the items.


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Which makes you wonder: With a 90 percent failure rate, what, exactly, are we spending our money on?
While this mindset seems harmless, dietitian Becky Hand thinks it may contribute to the growing dieting failure rate.
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