Imprecise Reliability
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چکیده
We present a concise overview of imprecise reliability, particularly focussing on reliability theory with uncertainty quantified via lower and upper probabilities. We discuss the main approaches and opportunities of the theory, we include references to guide further study, and we briefly discuss some research challenges.
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