損失

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 損失 (そんしつ) is loss or damage involving value, goods, or data.
• Basic usage: 破損による損失を計算する quantifies business damage; データの損失が生じる reports data loss.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Economic damage and lost data
  • による identifies the cause of a financial loss, while データの identifies what was lost.