margin of safety

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margin of safety - the margin required in order to insure safety; "in engineering the margin of safety is the strength of the material minus the anticipated stress"margin of error, safety marginmargin - an amount beyond the minimum necessary; "the margin of victory"index - a numerical scale used to compare variables with one another or with some reference number

margin of safety

[′mär·jən əv ′sāf·tē] (design engineering) A design criterion, usually the ratio between the load that would cause failure of a member or structure and the load that is imposed upon it in service.

factor of safety, safety factor

1. The ratio of the ultimate stress of a structure or pressure vessel to the design working stress. 2. The ratio of the ultimate breaking strength of a member or piece of material or equipment to the actual working stress or safe load when in use.

margin of safety

The safety factor, expressed either in a percentage or a ratio, by which the ultimate failing load of components exceeds the design limit load.

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margin

[mahr´jin] an edge or border.gingival margin gum margin.gum margin the border of the gingiva surrounding, but unattached to, the substance of the teeth.margin of safety a calculation that takes the highest animal level" >no observed adverse effect level and estimates a maximum safe level of exposure for humans. It is now generally superseded by the dose" >reference dose.

mar·gin of safe·ty

the range between the minimal therapeutic dose and the minimal toxic dose of a drug.

mar·gin of safe·ty

(mahr'jin sāf'tē) The area between the minimal therapeutic dose and the minimal toxic dose of a drug.
Synonym(s): safety margin.

mar·gin of safe·ty

(mahr'jin sāf'tē) The gap (i.e., range) between the minimal therapeutic dose of a drug and its minimal toxic dose.

Margin of safety

With respect to working capital management, the difference between (1) the amount of long-term financing and (2) the sum of fixed assets and the permanent component of current assets.

Margin of Safety

In business, the amount by which sales or other revenue can fall before it reaches the breakeven point. That is, the margin of safety is how much worse a company can do before it ceases to be profitable. For example, if a company's breakeven point is $200,000 per year, and it is currently producing $300,000, its margin of safety is $100,000. This is also called the safety margin.

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noun the margin required in order to insure safety

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