Repeatability or test–retest reliability is the closeness of the agreement between the results of successive measurements of the same measure, when carried out under the same conditions of measurement.

What is the meaning of repeatability?

Repeatability is defined as the closeness of agreement between independent test results, obtained with the same method, on the same test material, in the same laboratory, by the same operator, and using the same equipment within short intervals of time.

What is an example of repeatability?

An industry example of repeatability

Operators are measuring the weight of a bolt on a scale before it goes into an airplane chassis. The gage engineer wants to verify that the scale measure is repeatable.