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reliability
noun re·li·abil·i·ty \ri-ˌlī-ə-ˈbi-lə-tē\
Definition of RELIABILITY
1
: the quality or state of being reliable
2
: the extent to which an experiment, test, or measuring procedure yields the same results on repeated trials
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First Known Use of RELIABILITY
1816
Related to RELIABILITY
- Synonyms
- dependability, dependableness, reliableness, responsibility, solidity, solidness, sureness, trustability, trustworthiness
- Antonyms
- dodginess [chiefly British], unreliability
Rhymes with RELIABILITY
acceptability, accessibility, accountability, adaptability, adjustability, advisability, affordability, agreeability, attainability, availability, believability, compatibility, deniability, dependability, desirability, electability, eligibility, excitability, expendability, illegibility, immutability, implausibility, impossibility, improbability, incapability, infallibility, inflexibility, invisibility, manageability, marketability, measurability, navigability, permissibility, practicability, predictability, profitability, public utility, respectability, responsibility, reusability, separability, strict liability, survivability, susceptibility, sustainability, upward mobility, variability, vulnerability
RELIABILITY Defined for Kids
reliability
noun re·li·abil·i·ty \ri-ˌlī-ə-ˈbi-lə-tē\
Definition of RELIABILITY for Kids
: the quality or state of being fit to be trusted or relied on <a car's reliability>
Medical Dictionary
reliability
noun re·li·abil·i·ty \ri-ˌlī-ə-ˈbil-ət-ē\
plural re·li·abil·i·ties
Medical Definition of RELIABILITY
: the extent to which an experiment, test, or measuring procedure yields the same results on repeated trials
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