Risk factor
The risk factor was the inherent level of risk involved in an action.

In 2269, Kaz noted that his plan for the  to disintegrate after the dual Enterprise- ship left the Delta Triangle had a high risk factor, given how long it would take to execute and Captain James T. Kirk's naturally suspicious mind. ()

In 2366, when Captain Jean-Luc Picard queried whether Geordi La Forge had analyzed the risk factor in a proposed maneuver, the chief engineer claimed their chances of success or failure were even money. ()

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