Margin of safety
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margin of safety
(′mär·jən əv ′sāf·tē)
(design engineering) A design criterion, usually the ratio between the load that would cause failure of a member or structure and the load that is imposed upon it in service.
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margin of safety
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The amount between a therapeutic dose and a lethal dose of a drug.
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margin of safety
The safety factor, expressed either in a percentage or a ratio, by which the ultimate failing load of components exceeds the design limit load.
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Margin of safety
Margin of safety may mean:
- Margin of safety (financial) in a financial context.
- Margin of Safety by Seth Klarman is a classic value-investing book. ISBN 978-0-88730-510-8
- Margin of safety (accounting) in cost accounting.
- Margin of safety in engineering especially structural engineering contexts.
- Margin of safety (band) is a jazz group.
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