##  [Fault Tree Analysis](/fault-tree-analysis) 

  ##  [Fault Tree Analysis](https://engineering.quantumdictionary.io/fault-tree-analysis-0) 

  

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Definition

A top‑down, deductive method that models the logical combinations of component failures, human errors, and external events using Boolean gates in a tree structure to identify root causes and compute the minimal combinations of basic events that can produce a specified undesirable top event (system failure).