Constant-failure-rate period

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5-1-070

That possible period during which failures occur at an approximately uniform rate.

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Figure 1 - Failure rate / time pattern.

Reference: I.E.C.




Please note that this is the term as it stands in the original IALA Dictionary edition (1970-1989)