risk-analysis

Risk-analysis is conducted for the sake of decision-analysis: its designed purpose is to produce risk information that feeds into broader decision evaluation. The practice exists to inform decisions — without the aim of supporting decisions, risk analysis loses its reason for being.

Risk-analysis IS a specific kind of analysis — the systematic evaluation of potential risks (likelihood, impact, severity). A competent speaker would say 'risk analysis is a kind of analysis.' Specific→general per Law 9.

threat-model IS a specific kind of risk analysis focused specifically on identifying and analyzing threats. A competent speaker would say 'a threat model is a type of risk analysis.' The note pins this sense: we're classifying threat-model as a subclass of risk-analysis by scope of concern. Specific→general per Law 9.

The risk register is maintained for the sake of risk analysis — its designed purpose is to centralize risk information so that risk analysis can be systematic and repeatable. Servant (risk-register) points at master (risk-analysis). Per Law 8d.

Failure-mode-analysis IS a specific kind of risk-analysis. It systematically identifies potential failures and evaluates their effects — this is risk analysis applied to failure modes. A competent speaker would say 'FMA is a type of risk analysis.' Direction tested: specific (FMA) → general (risk-analysis).

Barrier analysis is a specific kind of risk analysis: it systematically identifies and evaluates safeguards against specific threats. The competent-speaker test passes — one would call barrier analysis 'a risk analysis technique'. Direction: specific(barrier-analysis) → general(risk-analysis).

risk-matrix IS a specific kind of risk-analysis: it uses a matrix grid to classify and prioritize risks by combining likelihood and impact dimensions. A competent speaker calls a risk matrix a type of risk analysis tool.

risk-acceptance as a formalized practice derived from risk-analysis: the structured concept of formally accepting a risk emerged from the development of systematic risk analysis methods. Historical order test — risk-analysis existed first and fed into the development of risk-acceptance as a formal decision point.

consequence-analysis is a specific kind of risk-analysis: both evaluate potential outcomes, but consequence-analysis narrows focus to post-identification assessment of hazard consequences as a rung on the risk-analysis ladder.

FMEA is a specific kind of risk analysis method — a structured, systematic approach to identifying potential failure modes and their effects on system operation. Per Law 9, this is a genuine INSTANCE_OF: an engineer would describe FMEA as 'a risk analysis' technique. The sense is pinned: risk analysis in the broad accepted sense of systematic hazard/failure assessment, not narrow safety-only contexts.