reliability
The English word “reliability” has 3 meanings listed here.
noun
- The quality of being reliable, dependable, or trustworthy.
- 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).
- measurable time of work before failure
Etymology
From reliable + -ity.
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