# Robustness

> The degree to which a system continues to operate correctly under invalid input, stress, or unexpected conditions.

Record: `lexicon:robustness`
Kind: quality-attribute
Layer: [Correctness Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/correctness-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lexicon-robustness

Listed in [Lexicon terms](https://banes-lab.com/api/records/lexicon.md), after [Retry Safety](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/retry-safety.md) and before [Static Safety](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/static-safety.md).

## Category

- [Quality Attributes](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon-category/quality-attributes.md)

## Reinforced by

- [Property-Based Testing](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/property-based-testing.md)
- [Defensive Programming](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/defensive-programming.md)

## In tension with

- [Prompt Engineering](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/prompt-engineering.md)
- [Prompt Engineering / Robustness](https://banes-lab.com/records/tension/prompt-engineering-robustness.md)

## Linked from

- [Correctness / Determinism / Verification](https://banes-lab.com/ontology/principles/architecture-category-correctness-determinism-verification.md)
- [Error Handling / Resilience](https://banes-lab.com/ontology/principles/architecture-category-error-handling-resilience.md)
- [Model Architecture](https://banes-lab.com/ontology/principles/architecture-category-model-architecture.md)
- [The resolutions](https://banes-lab.com/ontology/schema/the-resolutions.md)