safety factor
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The rest stop duration may require a bit more time than gassing up, and that is an added safety factor on a road trip.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
That would probably unleash another round of bond selling and send the dollar higher thanks to both rising yields and the safety factor of holding greenbacks.
From Reuters ● Oct. 6, 2023
An inherent safety factor built into most projects would mean that a slight reduction in steel content would not necessarily lead to disaster.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 3, 2021
The telescope’s cables were designed with a safety factor of just over two, so everyday loads on the cables would be less than half of the load that would break them.
From Science Magazine ● Jan. 14, 2021
This was really as far as he could go while still retaining some kind of safety factor on their hazardous assignment.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
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