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English noun: margin of safety

1. margin of safety (attribute) the margin required in order to insure safety


SamplesIn engineering the margin of safety is the strength of the material minus the anticipated stress.


Synonymsmargin of error, safety margin


Broader (hypernym)index, margin









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