Robustness
noun
noun ·3 syllables ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The quality of being robust. countable, uncountable
"Robustness was considered to be an essential feature because of the comparatively high starting effort and the generally rough work for which the locomotives are to be used."
- 2 the characteristic of being strong enough to withstand intellectual challenge wordnet
- 3 the property of being strong and healthy in constitution wordnet
Example
More examples"Graceful degradation is a close second to robustness."
Etymology
From robust + -ness.