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<blockquote>a state or instance of serious or continued difficulty or misfortune. Merriam-Webster (2017)</blockquote>
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Merriam-Webster. 2017. "Definition of Adversity." https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/adversity.
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Brtis, John. 2016. How to Think About Resilience in a DoD Context. Colorado Springs, CO: MITRE Corporation.
  
 
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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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