human factors

noun

plural in form but singular in construction

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The agency's review aims to determine whether procedural, technical or human factors contributed to the crash dynamics. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025 The truth is that most data compromises happen due to human factors rather than hackers gaining unauthorized access to data using sophisticated technical exploits. Jakub Lamik, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025 Real-world applications have revealed that the success of AI in healthcare is influenced more by human factors, organizational readiness, regulatory challenges and infrastructure than by the technology itself. Erez Meltzer, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025 Ensuring Strong Human Adoption Sustained success in AI adoption comes from proactively addressing human factors: • Clearly communicate AI as supportive, not threatening. Vivek Vishal, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for human factors

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First Known Use

1946, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of human factors was in 1946

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“Human factors.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/human%20factors. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.

Medical Definition

human factors

noun, plural in form but singular in construction
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