Slippage

n.

1.

The act of slipping; also, the amount of slipping.

Noun	1.	slippage - a decrease of transmitted power in a mechanical system caused by slipping
	2.	slippage - decline from a standard level of performance or achievement
	3.	slippage - failing to hold or slipping out of place; "the knots allowed no slippage"

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