fault tree

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-010709",
  "term": "fault tree",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. A method of analyzing potential outcomes which starts with the final event and works backwards, identifying all causes of the event, the contributing factors of those causes, etc., back to the basic events. Probabilities can be assigned to the basic events, and a likelihood thus estimated for the final event. [AIHA 2000]\n\n2. Graphical tool used to illustrate the range, probability, and interaction of causal occurrences that lead to a final outcome.",
  "references": [
    "Thesaurus of Terms Used in Microbial Risk Assessment",
    "DHS Risk Steering Committee Risk Lexicon 2010 Edition"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/fault-tree/"
}