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reliability

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

formal

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Forms

Plural
reliabilities

Definitions

  1. 1.The quality of being reliable, dependable, or trustworthy.

    • Above all, rail needs to be boring. By that, I mean that it must run its timetable reliably, day-in and day-out. Punctuality and reliability remain the bedrock of a successful railway.
  2. 2.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).

  3. 3.measurable time of work before failure

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Rare
General reading & writing
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Academic
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Literature
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Etymology

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English rely

Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr

Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom

Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis

Proto-Italic *-ðlis

Latin -bilis

Latin -ābilis

Old French -ablebor.

Middle English -able

English -able

English reliable

Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-ts

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