tolerance
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4.8
- noun
- /ˈtɑːlərəns/
- Specialized
:
tolerancia
- The engineers specified a maximum tolerance of 0.5 millimeters for the width of the components.
- a tolerance level
- tolerance limits
- tight tolerances
Primarily, it assumes that the the manufacturing tolerance is very tight.
- Primarily, it assumes that the the manufacturing tolerance is very tight.
- You see a big difference in the tolerance and the precision of those of those pieces.
- The main specs are correct or within tolerance.
Examples
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Over the course of construction, the tolerance was lowered to about 18.4 atmospheres.
Academic text (1999) -
Results of qualitative research indicated the program significantly and positively affected understanding and tolerance for other cultures.
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On either side of the tolerance range, no growth.
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Their tolerance is about seven tons.
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Because of this, very tight tolerances must be held regarding the distance between feature points.
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Must be the upper range of the hull's pressure tolerance.
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According to the original plan, the hull should have had a tolerance of nineteen atmospheres.
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Because we were making shorter cantilevers, however, the length tolerance had to be tighter.
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Faster milling equipment and higher tolerances could conceivably reduce this time to under 10 minutes.
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Data on sphericity, diameter tolerances, and surface roughness is given in inch and metric dimensions.
Academic text (1995)
Synonyms
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3.9
An extra amount left for safety or small mistakes
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4.3
Extra room to act and allow small mistakes
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4.2
An amount that shows how much a number or result may be wrong
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3.0
A small extra amount left to cover differences or errors
Compounds
- Formal
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4.3
A policy that makes people follow rules with no exceptions, even for small mistakes
- Formal
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4.9
A strict rule that gives the same punishment for every bad act with no exceptions
- Specialized
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3.8
A test that checks how your body uses sugar after you drink a sweet drink
How Large
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Tolerance comes from the old Latin tolerare, meaning 'to bear', and grew to mean how much something can 'bear' before it fails. That's why in engineering a tolerance is the allowed amount of variation a part can have and still work.