Adversity (glossary)

A condition that may degrade the desired capability of a system. (Brtis 2016)

Source

Brtis, John. 2016. How to Think About Resilience in a DoD Context. Colorado Springs, CO: MITRE Corporation.

Discussion

In the context of resilience adversity can include an encounter with a threat or an internal disruption such as human error.

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