RELIABILITY

dependability, dependableness, reliability, reliableness

(noun) the quality of being dependable or reliable

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

reliability (usually uncountable, plural reliabilities)

The quality of being reliable, dependable, or trustworthy.

Synonym: dependable

Synonym: unreliable

(education) 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).

(engineering) measurable time of work before failure

Source: Wiktionary


Re*li`a*bil"i*ty (r-l`-bl"-t), n.

Definition: The state or quality of being reliable; reliableness.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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