Risk analysis (engineering)

Risk analysis is the science of risks and their probability and evaluation.

This article is about engineering. For other uses, see Risk analysis.

Probabilistic risk assessment is one analysis strategy usually employed in science and engineering. In a probabilistic risk assessment risks are identified and then assessed in terms of likelihood of occurrence of a consequence and the magnitude of a potential consequence.

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