Look up: reliability

1. reliability
   (system) An attribute of any system that consistently produces the same results, preferably meeting or exceeding its specifications. The term may be qualified, e.g software reliability, reliable communication. Reliability is one component of RAS. (2000-08-13)
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2. reliability
   The ability of the system/software to perform its required functions under stated conditions for a specified period of time, or for a specified number of operations.
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3. Reliability
   Reliable/reliability in psychology means does something measure what it claims to be measuring in a consistent fashion.
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4. Reliability
   the quality of consistent measurement
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5. Reliability
   The probability that an item will perform a required function under stated conditions for a stated period of time. (See Human Reliability).
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6. Reliability
   A test`s reliability concerns the consistency with which it measures whatever it is supposed to be measuring. A reliable assessment is dependable and will yield similar results each time it is used. Perfect reliability is represented by a reliability coefficient of 1.0, but in practice this is never achieved although figures upwards of about 0.85 are commonly obtained.
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7. Reliability
   A measure of whether a test gives repeatable results.
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8. Reliability
   Consistency of measurement (ie something is reliable if you repeat the intervention with the same subject and get a similar/equal finding).
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9. Reliability
   Reliability is concerned with the consistency and dependability of a measuring instrument, i.e. it is an indication of the degree to which it gives the same answers over time, across similar groups and irrespective of who administers it. A reliable measuring instrument will always give the same resu...
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10. Reliability
    Reliability is the probability a device or system will NOT fail to perform its intended function(s) during a specified time interval when operated under stated conditions
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11. Reliability
    The degree to which results obtained by a measurement procedure can be replicated. Lack of reliability can arise from divergences between observers or measurement instruments, measurement error, or instability in the attribute being measured.
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12. reliability
    The probability that an item will function under a specific set of conditions, for a stated period of time, without failure or unacceptable degradation of performance.
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13. Reliability
    the capacity of a measuring device, or indeed of a whole research study, to produce the same results if used on different occasions with the same object of study. Reliability enhances confidence in validity, but is insufficient on its own to show validity, since some measurement strategies can produ...
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14. reliability
    a) the ability of a semiconductor device to preserve its quality; b) the probability that the device will satisfactorily perform a required circuit function under specified conditions for a specified time Category: Electrical engineering and energy • the ability of a functional unit to p...
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15. Reliability
    Electric system reliability has two components -adequacy and security. Adequacy is the ability of the electric system to supply the aggregate electrical demand and energy requirements of the customers at all times, taking into account scheduled and unscheduled outages of system facilities. Security ...
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16. Reliability
    Re·li`a·bil'i·ty noun The state or quality of being reliable; reliableness.
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17. reliability
    The degree of stability exhibitied when a measurement is repeated under identical conditions. ... See: correlation coefficient, reliability coefficient. ... Origin: M.E. Relien, fr. O.Fr. Relier, fr. L. Religo, to bind ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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18. reliability
    (re-li″ә-bil´ĭ-te) in statistics, the tendency of a system to be resistant to failure. precision (def. 2).
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19. Reliability
    • (n.) The state or quality of being reliable; reliableness.
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20. reliability
    (from the article `computer science`) Reliability is an important issue in systems architecture. Components may be replicated to enhance reliability and increase availability of the ...
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21. reliability
    (from the article `psychological testing`) Test reliability is affected by scoring accuracy, adequacy of content sampling, and the stability of the trait being measured. Scorer reliability ... ...opinion polling. To assist reporters as well as the general public in their understanding of poll results, AAPOR published a list of guideline...
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22. reliability
    reliability 1. The trait of being dependable or reliable. 2. The tendency of a system to be resistant to failure.
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23. Reliability
    [computer networking] In computer networking, a reliable protocol is one that provides reliability properties with respect to the delivery of data to the intended recipient(s), as opposed to an unreliable protocol, which does not provide notifications to the sender as to the delivery of tran...
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24. Reliability
    [statistics] In statistics, reliability is the consistency of a set of measurements or of a measuring instrument, often used to describe a test. Reliability is inversely related to random error. ==Types== There are several general classes of reliability estimates: ==Difference from validity=...
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25. reliability
    The ability of the software product to perform its required functions under stated conditions for a specified period of time, or for a specified number of operations. [ISO 9126]...
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