Reliability of a product refers to the products ability to ________.
A) Work a high percentage of the time without failure or stoppage
B) Work perfectly all the time
C) Work in the most hostile environments
D) Work where they are intended to work most of the time but not all the time
E) None of the above

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Reliability refers to the consistency and dependability of a product's performance, and A is the option that properly defines it. It does not mean that a product works perfectly all the time or in all environments, but rather that it performs as intended for an acceptable percentage of time without failure or stoppage. Option B is incorrect because no product can work perfectly all the time, and option C is incorrect because not all products are designed to work in the most hostile environments. Option D is also incorrect because reliability requires that a product works most of the time in the conditions it is expected to work, without specifying that it cannot work all the time.

Reliability of a Product Refers to the Products Ability to ________