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worst case

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-030608

1. A semiquantitative term referring to the maximum possible exposure, dose, or risk, that can conceivably occur, whether or not this exposure, dose, or risk actually occurs in a specific population.

2. The situation or input that forces an algorithm or data structure most time or resources.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-030608
FieldEnvironment
SubjectHealth and safety
ReferencesEPA 2005d; NIST 2005
Record as JSON 
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  "term": "worst case",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. A semiquantitative term referring to the maximum possible exposure, dose, or risk, that can conceivably occur, whether or not this exposure, dose, or risk actually occurs in a specific population.\n\n2. The situation or input that forces an algorithm or data structure most time or resources.",
  "subject": "Health and safety",
  "references": [
    "EPA 2005d",
    "NIST 2005"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/worst-case/"
}

Record 30,608 of 30,736 in Environment terminology (MLC-0121). Request the full dataset.