bathtub curve
Definition
A form of the hazard function used in reliability testing that captures three phases of failure rates that are observed in some products. The bathtub curve captures a higher but decreasing rate of failure at the beginning of the product lifetime, due to manufacturing defects, a lower failure rate throughout most of the usable lifetime of the product, and an increasing failure rate toward the end of the usable lifetime.
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