Definitions for "Fragility"
Keywords:  feebleness, weakness
Weakness; feebleness.
Code that indicates the observed, inferred, or suspected degree to which intrinsic or inherent factors of the element make it vulnerable or resilient to natural or anthropogenic stresses or catastrophes. Values include: A = Highly Vulnerable; B = Moderately Vulnerable; C = Not Intrinsically Vulnerable; U = unknown.
lack of physical strength
A word used to define the relative strength of an item to be cased. A low fragility factor means strong and durable while a high fragility factor means fragile and delicate.
The propensity of a particular defence or system to fail under a given load condition. Typically expressed as a fragility function curve relating load to Probability of Failure. Combined with descriptors of decay/deterioration, fragility functions enable future Performance to be described.
Keywords:  frailty, sin, error, liability
Liability to error and sin; frailty.
The condition or quality of being fragile; brittleness; frangibility.
quality of being easily damaged or destroyed
The amount of vibration or shock which a piece of equipment can take without malfunctioning or breaking. In isolation systems, this is a statement of the amount of dynamic excitation which the isolator can transmit to the isolated equipment.
A measurement representing the level of vibration to which an object can be subjected before sustaining damage.