mean time between failures

predicted elapsed time between inherent failures of a system during operation
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mean time between failures

Summary

mean time between failures is a metric[1]. It draws 366 Wikipedia views per month (metric category, ranking #4 of 28).[2]

Key Facts

  • mean time between failures's instance of is recorded as metric[3].
  • mean time between failures's instance of is recorded as geometric mean[4].
  • mean time between failures's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0h0y2[5].
  • mean time between failures's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0262977[6].
  • mean time between failures's has contributing factor is recorded as breakdown[7].
  • mean time between failures's different from is recorded as mean time to failure[8].
  • mean time between failures's JSTOR topic ID is recorded as mean-time-between-failures[9].
  • mean time between failures's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 44154001[10].
  • mean time between failures's OpenAlex ID is recorded as C44154001[11].
  • mean time between failures's Encyclopedia of China is recorded as 72328[12].
  • mean time between failures's Encyclopedia of China is recorded as 106766[13].
  • mean time between failures's Encyclopedia of China is recorded as 144259[14].
  • mean time between failures's Encyclopedia of China is recorded as 144205[15].
  • mean time between failures's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as mtbf[16].

Why It Matters

mean time between failures draws 366 Wikipedia views per month (metric category, ranking #4 of 28).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] It is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . techopedia.com. techopedia.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . OpenAlex. Retrieved . docs.openalex.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_mean-time-between-failures_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{mean time between failures}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/mean-time-between-failures}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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