failure rate
collocation in Englishmeaningsoffailureandrate
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failure
noun
uk/ˈfeɪ.ljər/us/ˈfeɪ.ljɚ/
the fact of someone or something ...
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rate
noun[C]
uk/reɪt/us/reɪt/
the speed at which something happens or changes, or the amount or number of times it happens or changes in a ...
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(Definition offailureandratefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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This study considers two types of failure rates: first-method (first-segment)failurerate, and all-methodfailurerate.
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The increasingfailurerateproperty of consecutive-k-out-of-n systems.
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The overallfailureraterecorded is therefore 0-2 % of sterilizations.
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As is seen, thefailurerateis quite low, especially for verb definitions.
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The two failures were due to peg insertion failures (4%failurerate).
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In the process, farmers faced a modestfailurerate(11 per cent) of irrigation wells.
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Household size does not show any consistent effect onfailurerate.
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Only for pills and injectables was it a significant factor forfailurerate.
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Although older markets are not entirely safe from failure, theirfailurerateis low.
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A block with assigned probability of success orfailureraterepresents each component.
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Generally, contraceptive effectiveness is low, the cumulativefailureratefor the first 12 months of all intervals amounting to 18%.
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However, this percentage when calculated over a period of 12 months gives lower values than the cumulativefailurerate.
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They concluded that the needle through needle technique was quicker, had no greaterfailurerateand had greater patient satisfaction.
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The only failure observed was due to a pegin-hole failure caused by peg wedging (2%failurerate).
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This means that, in terms offailurerate, the strategy based planner and the complete planner cannot be distinguished.
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However, thefailureratefor injectables did not change with duration of use, remaining low at all times.
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Thisfailurerate, which increases with the biological and hydrological river complexity, accelerates the need to develop alternative control measures.
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