brittleness

English

Etymology

brittle + -ness

Noun

brittleness (usually uncountable, plural brittlenesses)

  1. The property by virtue of which a material is fractured without appreciable deformation by the application of load.
  2. The state of being brittle; aptness to break; fragility.

Hyponyms

  • software brittleness

Translations

References

  • brittleness in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
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