Failure

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Failure is defined in ISO/CD 10303-226 as the lack of ability of a component, equipment, sub system, or system to perform its intended function as designed. Failure may be the result of one or many faults.

As applied in an interdisciplinary way as a basic process failure is not following the anticipated pattern, for example many infant animals fail to survive to adulthood, many inventions fail either to work or to catch on.

See also fail

References

• Adapted from the Wikipedia article, "Failure" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Failure Janurary 4, 2004