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Reliability vs Reliance - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between reliability and reliance

is that reliability is the quality of being reliable, dependable, or trustworthy while reliance is the act of relying on someone or something; trust.

reliability

English

(wikipedia reliability)

Noun

(en-noun)
  • The quality of being reliable, dependable or trustworthy.
  • The quality of a measurement indicating the degree to which the measure is consistent, that is, repeated measurements would give the same result (See validity).
  • In engineering measurable time of work before failure

    • reliance

    English

    Noun

  • The act of relying on someone or something; trust.
  • * Macaulay
    • In reliance on promises which proved to be of very little value.
  • The condition of being reliant or dependent.
  • A person or thing which relies on another.
  • Anything on which to rely; ground of trust.
    • The boat was a poor reliance .
  • * (Richardson)

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