ProbabilityOfFailure:

Path: Math/FDIR

% Computes the probability of failure. 
 Failure rate is in failures/unit time using the time units for t.

 Type ProbabilityOfFailure for a demo.
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   Form:
   p = ProbabilityOfFailure( lambda, t )
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   Inputs
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   lambda         (1,1)  Failure rate    (1/unit time)
   t              (1,:)  Time            (unit time)

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   Outputs
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   p              (1,:)  Probability of failure

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   Reference: Vesely, W, "Fault Tree Analysis with Aerospace Applications,"
              Aug. 2002  p. 85
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Children:

Common: Graphics/Plot2D

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