Mean time between failures is the average run time between breakdowns for a repairable asset.
Mean Time Between Failures is operating time divided by failures: how long an asset runs, on average, before it breaks. Enter your operating hours and failure count to get MTBF, your failure rate, and what a higher MTBF would mean in failures avoided. The answer is only as good as your definition of failure.
The average operating time between failures, a core reliability measure for repairable equipment.
Total operating time divided by the number of failures in that time.
MTBF is for repairable assets. MTTF is for items that are replaced rather than repaired.
Yes. A longer average time between failures means the asset runs longer before breaking down.