human factors
noun, plural in form but singular in constructionDefinition of human factors
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Figuring out the story of Greater Adria was difficult, not only because of the geology but also due to human factors. — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, "Study Reveals Lost Continent Demolished by Europe," 13 Sep. 2019 Evaluation of human factors and functional tests of the new software. — Richard Weiss, Fortune, "Boeing Wants to Bring Back Its 737 Max This Year—But a Spat Between Regulators Could Thwart It," 6 Sep. 2019 Create a task force on human factors in aviation safety. — Matthias Gafni, SFChronicle.com, "SFO near-miss: Capt. ‘Sully’ pushes bill, says ‘biggest threats are runway related’," 8 Aug. 2019 Its top priority might be restoring the human factor—the essence of medicine—which has slipped away, taking with it the patient-doctor relationship. — Eric Topol, The New Yorker, "Why Doctors Should Organize," 5 Aug. 2019 In addition to his thoughts on the Magic City, Ohanian spoke not only about technology, but the importance of human factors in achievement. — William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al, "Reddit co-founder looking forward to Birmingham’s future," 2 Aug. 2019 In the rest of South Florida, the money for python removal is public (or tribal), the number of staff is greater and the emphasis is more on the human factor. — Gena Steffens, Smithsonian, "The Snakes That Ate Florida," 11 July 2019 But many observers think that balance has swung too far towards automation and being a technology company doesn’t eliminate the human factor. — Erik Sherman, Fortune, "Coming Off Paris Air Show High, Here's What Boeing Must Do to Get the 737 MAX (and Its Business) Back in the Air," 28 June 2019 The human factor The fight to keep the Icelandic language in circulation should not be confused with isolationism. — Caitlin Hu, Quartz, "Iceland is inventing a new vocabulary for a high-tech future," 2 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'human factors.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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