MARGIN OF SAFETY

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The margin required in order to insure safety

Example:

in engineering the margin of safety is the strength of the material minus the anticipated stress

Synonyms:

margin of error; margin of safety; safety margin

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("margin of safety" is a kind of...):

margin (an amount beyond the minimum necessary)

index (a numerical scale used to compare variables with one another or with some reference number)