Noun

availability (plural availabilities)

  1. (chiefly uncountable) The quality of being available.
    What is your availability this week?
  2. (countable) That which is available.
    We have several availabilities.

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From Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License.
Wed Aug 25 01:24:58 2010

For example, a unit that is capable of being used 100 hours per week (168 hours) would have an availability of 100/168. However, typical availability values are specified in decimal (such as 0.9998), or, in high availability applications, a logarithmic unit called nines, corresponding to the number of nines following the decimal point, such as "five nines" for 0.99999 availability.

Representation

The most simple representation for availability is as a ratio of the expected value of the uptime of a system to the aggregate of the expected values of up and down time, or

If we define the status function X(t) as

therefore, the availability A(t) at time t>0 is represented by

Average availability must be defined on an interval of the real line. If we consider an arbitrary constant c > 0, then average availability is represented as

Limiting (or steady-state) availability is represented by

Limiting average availability is also defined on an interval (0,c] as,

Example

If we are using equipment which has mean time between failure (MTBF) of 81.5 years and mean time to recovery (MDT) of 1 hour:

MTBF in hours = 81.5*365*24=713940

Availability= MTBF/(MTBF+MDT) = 713940/713941 =99.999859%

Unavailability = 0.000141%

Outage due to equipment in hours per year

U=0.01235 hours per year.

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Thu Aug 26 06:14:17 2010

What should add in an email to a employer about my availability?
Q. I applied to a company online and and they email me back wanting my availability and contact number. I open to any shift, however, I don't know how to express that in words professionally.
Asked by Nicole - Tue Oct 21 13:30:05 2008 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Simply tell them that - I am available for any and all shifts that they have openings. I want to be an asset to the company. When you get there make sure they know they hired the right person and give them all you got. Make sure you are the best employee you can be.
Answered by FLCajun77 - Tue Oct 21 13:41:01 2008

How is pH related to soil nutrient availability?
Q. In terms of Phosphorous and Potassium in soil, how is pH related to soil nutrient availability? In other words, how is pH related to the availability of phosphorous and potassium in soil?
Asked by Brian B - Fri Jul 11 23:25:10 2008 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. pH has a lot to do with how much P and K can be uptaken by plants. It has more to do with cation exchange capacity (CEC) and less to do with absolute availability. The details of CEC involves some complex soil chemistry which is beyond the scope of my biological knowledge, but bascially, a pH close to 7.0 will maximize a plants uptake of P and K. The graph in the first link shows plant uptake of various mineral at different pH level. The fatter the bar, the higher the uptake of that nutrient is.
Answered by Phil - Fri Jul 11 23:31:31 2008

What is the availability of anti-malarial drugs in India and are they safe?
Q. Leaving for India next month and I'm going to be visiting some high-risk malaria zones. I've been advised to buy Proguanil (Paludrine) and Chloroquine anti-malarial drugs. Does anyone know the availability of these drugs in Mumbai and also if they are safe, or would it be safer to buy these drugs in the UK (although at greater expense). Thanks x
Asked by Chris - Sun May 23 10:51:47 2010 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Because the health risks vary from season to season, and from location to location, I'd suggest that you contact your GP, or local travel clinic immediately if you haven't already done so to establish which vaccinations you actually need. It s worth bearing in mind that some immunisations need to be taken a minimum amount of time before you leave. , some as much a 6 weeks. Some of the preventative treatments that you may want to consider cover: - Malaria - Diptheria - Polio - Tetanus - Rabies - Hepatitis A and B Staying at quality accommodation and travelling around as part of an organised tour you automatically lower your risk of exposure to the above, with the exception of malaria. With regard to availability of anti-malarials,… [cont.]
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