Definition of Failure rate

Integrated Circuit Terminology
Failure Rate
a rate of failures per unit time.

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Failure Rate Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries

Fiber Optics, Optical Networking Terms
Failure Rate
The number of failures of a device per unit of time.


Failure Rate Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries

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Failure rate
Failure rate is the frequency with which an engineered system or component fails, expressed for example in failures per hour. It is often denoted by the Greek letter λ (lambda) and is important in reliability theory. In practice, the reciprocal rate MTBF is more commonly expressed and used for high quality components or systems.

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