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Probability of failure of a complex system
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Number of elements Failure probability of every single element Reliability Overall probability of failure
100 1 / 100    99% >60%
1000 1 / 1 000    99.9% >60%
10000 1 / 10 000   99.99% >60%
Number of elements Failure probability of every single element Reliability Overall probability of failure
100 1 / 10 000 99.99% <1%
1000 1 / 100 000 99.999% <1%
10000 1 / 1 000 000 99.9999% <1%
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