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reliability

/ɹiˌlaɪəˈbɪləti/

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What does reliability mean?

noun

  1. The quality of being reliable, dependable, or trustworthy.
  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. measurable time of work before failure

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/ɹiˌlaɪəˈbɪləti/

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We are interested in the reliability of the imagination and in its identification with what we assume to exist and to occur.
Hans GrossCriminal Psychology: A Manual for Judges, Practitioners, and StudentsTranslated by Horace Meyer KallenProject Gutenberg ebook #1320
This aerial machine, long laid aside, was to lend its aid to the navigation of the air with a reliability never before realised.
John M. (John Mackenzie) BaconThe Dominion of the Air: The Story of Aerial NavigationProject Gutenberg ebook #861
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This, added to the improvement effected by the abolition of the transmission shafts, increased the reliability and speed of the ship, and also caused a reduction in weight.
George WhaleBritish Airships, Past, Present, and FutureProject Gutenberg ebook #762