robustness.

1. The ability of a system, object or process to remain effective under stress or disturbance.

2. The extent to which a conclusion or method retains acceptable performance when relevant assumptions, inputs or procedures vary.

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Words that belong together

• system robustness
• operational robustness

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The trial assessed the system’s robustness under interruptions rather than normal conditions alone.

Operational robustness depended on backup capacity as well as the main equipment.

Usage notes

Primary category: science / research / methodology. Forms: Usually uncountable. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: methodology, measurement, causation, evaluation. Disciplines: research, statistics, scientific reasoning. Commonness: moderately common.