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safety margin

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Noun1.safety margin - the margin required in order to insure safetysafety margin - the margin required in order to insure safety; "in engineering the margin of safety is the strength of the material minus the anticipated stress"
margin - an amount beyond the minimum necessary; "the margin of victory"
index - a numerical scale used to compare variables with one another or with some reference number


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The greater stability profile of Zanthin astaxanthin will allow formulators of nutraceutical products to use smaller safety margins (overage) to assure consumers of efficacy in products on a store shelf, which can lead to cost savings, according to the company.
But it also states: "There still remains a statutory requirement to maintain safety margins.
If a safety margin was negative, the vehicle reached the crossing point before the participants would have completed the crossing if they had started to cross just before they heard the vehicle.
 
 
 
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