exceedance meaning

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exceedance (noun): (geology) the probability that an earthquake will generate a level of ground motion that exceeds a specified reference level during a given exposure time.

Definition of exceedance

  1. (geology) the probability that an earthquake will generate a level of ground motion that exceeds a specified reference level during a given exposure time
    • the concept of exceedance can be applied to any type of environmental risk modeling

    Type of: probability

    Related forms: exceed

Word lists: words starting with EX · words ending in CE · 10-letter words

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