reliability
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noun \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
See Examples of RELIABILITY
- <we never had reason to question the reliability of the park rangers in the event of an emergency>
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
re·li·abil·i·ty
noun \ri-ˌlī-ə-ˈbil-ət-ē\ (Medical Dictionary)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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