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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Concept Breadcrumbs

Economics, Trade, Law, Business, Industry > administrative management > risk analysis > safety assessment > safety factor
Preferred Term:

safety factor

Definition:
A mathematical adjustment (generally a 10-fold reduction) used to account for the extrapolation of data to arrive at an risk level that is considered safe.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
safety assessment
Related Concepts:
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/137352
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