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Meaning of reliability in English

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reliability
noun [ U ]

UK  /rɪˌlaɪ.əˈbɪl.ə.ti / US  /rɪˌlaɪ.əˈbɪl.ə.t̬ i /

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the quality of being able to be trusted or believed because of working or behaving well:

• Rolls-Royce cars are famous for their quality and reliability.

• The entire office is dependent on her reliability and competence.

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• We aim to further improve the reliability of the electric power grid.

• Some experts have questioned the reliability of the test.
• There are issues with punctuality and reliability of bus services across the region.

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(Definition of reliability from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

reliability | BUSINESS ENGLISH

reliability
noun [ U ]

UK  /rɪˌlaɪəˈbɪləti / US 
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how well a machine, piece of equipment, or system works:

• Consumers complained about a variety of problems, including call charges and poor network
reliability.
• reliability of sth While design is important, the reliability of the company's products is far more
valuable to most users.
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• German vehicle manufacturers have built up a reputation for reliability.

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• system/engine reliability
• accuracy/quality/safety and reliability Consumers who avoided particular brands cited concerns
about quality and reliability.
• improve/increase reliability Manufacturers are looking at ways of improving the car's reliability.

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how accurate or able to be trusted someone or something is considered to be:

• Competence and reliability are prerequisites for any job.

• Public confidence in the reliability of a company's financial statements depends on investors
perceiving the company's auditors as being independent from the company.
• reliability of information/data We have made significant improvements in the reliability of the
information held on our database.
(Definition of reliability from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

EXAMPLES of reliability

reliability
Reliability between reviewers (regarding the decision to include or exclude an article) was calculated using kappa
statistics.
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Two hundred and ninety-seven people took part in the validity and reliability tests of the questionnaire.
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Interviewers and observers were thoroughly trained prior to collecting data, and ongoing recalibration meetings
were held to promote measurement fidelity and reliability.
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Point-to-point intra-rater and inter-rater reliability (by a person trained in phonetics) checks on initial consonants
were conducted on 10 % of the data.
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In order to enhance the reliability of the classification of self-corrections, retrospective verbal reports were also
collected.
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As mentioned above, interrater reliability was checked during 20 home visits with two observers.
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A total of 54 utterances were analysed for temporal reliability.

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Reliability of experimenters' judgment was assessed by the agreement of the other experimenters of
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present during the session (one or two additional persons).
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The reliability of their assessments was established prior to their participation in the study.
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However, because it was retrospective, some cases have been missed, and the reliability of diagnoses made by
primary-care physicians may have been low.
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One of the most popular abstract models in network reliability problems is the following.
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Relatively high test - retest and interform reliabilities were reported, and the intercorrelation between scores on the
individual tests was high.
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Indeed, the reliability of a system relies on the accuracy of the estimates.

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Until these discrepancies are resolved, it is difficult to evaluate the reliability of the findings using this perceptual
learning paradigm.
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Inter-rater reliability was 90.5% and disagreements were resolved by discussion.

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COLLOCATIONS with reliability

reliability
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high reliability
• However, various items in this study showed high reliability.
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improved reliability
• With improved reliability, these correlations will simply reveal which sorts of biases go together and which predict
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increased reliability
• Also, the use of four time points increased reliability by using more data from each participant.
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Translations of reliability

in Chinese (Traditional)

可靠性，可信度…
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可靠性，可信度…
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fiabilidad…
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confiança, confiabilidade…
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