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surplus

1 [ˈsɜː(r)pləs] substantive

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Metroloogia terminibaas

ID 1149504 Last modified 27.10.2025
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Domain Standardisation - Metrology
liiasus preferred
  • seadme/mõõtevahendi puhul mitme lisavahendi/osise olemasolu nõutava funktsiooni täitmiseks
  • in an item, existance of more than one means for performing a required function
liiasus preferred
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  • Liiasus on lisaosiste kaasamine, mis ei ole toimimiseks rangelt vajalikud, juhuks kui teised osised peaksid rikki minema. Üldiselt masinapaigaldisesse on sisse ehitatud tavaliselt kõrge liiasuse aste.
ülearusus
redundancy
Usage examples
  • Redundancy is the inclusion of extra components which are not strictly necessary to functioning, in case of failure in other components. A high degree of redundancy is built into the machinery installation.
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