Lifetime — may refer to:*Life expectancy, the length of time a person is alive *Mean lifetime, a certain number that characterizes the rate of reduction ( decay ) of a particle of an assembly *Service life, a product s expected lifetime, or the acceptable… … Wikipedia
lifetime — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ long ▪ wisdom gained in the course of a long lifetime ▪ short ▪ A lifetime is too short for all the great books there are! ▪ entire … Collocations dictionary
Lifetime Cost — A total of all other costs relating to a good over its expected lifetime in addition to the amount paid to acquire it. These extra expenses, which usually cover costs involved with maintaining the good, often when added together over time, can be … Investment dictionary
expectancy lifetime — tikimoji naudojimo trukmė statusas T sritis radioelektronika atitikmenys: angl. expectancy lifetime; expected lifetime vok. erwartete Lebensdauer, f; voraussichtliche Lebensdauer, f rus. предполагаемый срок службы, m pranc. durée de vie expectée … Radioelektronikos terminų žodynas
Mean lifetime — Given an assembly of elements, the number of which decreases ultimately to zero, the lifetime (also called the mean lifetime) is a certain number that characterizes the rate of reduction ( decay ) of the assembly. Specifically, if the individual… … Wikipedia
Dynamical lifetime — In statistical orbital mechanics, a body s dynamical lifetime refers to the mean time that a small body can be expected to remain in its current mean motion resonance. Classic examples are comets and asteroids which evolve from the 7:3 resonance… … Wikipedia
Survival analysis — is a branch of statistics which deals with death in biological organisms and failure in mechanical systems. This topic is called reliability theory or reliability analysis in engineering, and duration analysis or duration modeling in economics or … Wikipedia
industrial relations — 1. the dealings or relations of an industrial concern with its employees, with labor in general, with the public, etc. 2. the administration of such relations, esp. to maintain goodwill for an industrial concern. [1900 05] * * * Introduction also … Universalium
Space debris — populations seen from outside geosynchronous orbit (GEO). Note the two primary debris fields, the ring of objects in GEO, and the cloud of objects in low earth orbit (LEO) … Wikipedia
Equivalent annual cost — In finance the equivalent annual cost (EAC) is the cost per year of owning and operating an asset over its entire lifespan. EAC is often used as a decision making tool in capital budgeting when comparing investment projects of unequal lifespans.… … Wikipedia