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Examples of human factors in a Sentence
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The 18-page NHTSA letter asks how Tesla used human behavior science in designing Autopilot, and the company’s assessment of the importance of evaluating human factors.
—Tom Krisher, Fortune, 7 May 2024
Throughout the period, writers like Mary Parker Follett (1920s), Berle and Means (1931), Elton Mayo (1940s) and Douglas McGregor (1960s) made the case for human factors.
—Steve Denning, Forbes, 11 Feb. 2024
But even in the tiny victory of forcing a recall based on human factors, NHTSA has contributed in its small way to the growing understanding that Tesla’s claims about their technology are untrue and unsafe.
—Ed Niedermeyer, Rolling Stone, 17 Dec. 2023
As of Friday, the Coast Guard was still investigating what caused the ship to run aground and could not say whether environmental or human factors may have played a role.
—Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News, 2 Sep. 2023
How were human factors used to frame the context of a decision?
—Aaron Burciaga, Forbes, 17 July 2023
The warming from greenhouse gases is actually greater than 2 F (1.1 C), but it has been masked by other human factors that have a cooling effect, such as air pollution.
—Michael Wysession, Fortune, 27 July 2023
Documentation Documentation captures the traceability—as well as the clarity, consistency and accuracy—of data, algorithms and human factors within AI.
—Aaron Burciaga, Forbes, 17 July 2023
Compared To Outer Space Human Body Limitations Aside from the obvious practical limitations, there are human factors that will ultimately determine whether long-term habitation of such structures is feasible.
—Conor Feehly, Discover Magazine, 14 July 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1946, in the meaning defined above
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“Human factors.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/human%20factors. Accessed 13 Jun. 2024.
Medical Definition
human factors
noun, plural in form but singular in constructionLove words? Need even more definitions?
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