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Tolerance

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Noun

1. tolerance

the power or capacity of an organism to tolerate unfavorable environmental conditions

2. permissiveness, tolerance

a disposition to allow freedom of choice and behavior

3. tolerance

the act of tolerating something

4. tolerance

willingness to recognize and respect the beliefs or practices of others

5. allowance, leeway, margin, tolerance

a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Tolerance

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noun
1. 
the state or quality of being tolerant
2. 
capacity to endure something, esp pain or hardship
3. 
the permitted variation in some measurement or other characteristic of an object or workpiece
4. physiology
the capacity of an organism to endure the effects of a poison or other substance, esp after it has been taken over a prolonged period

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Tolerance

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noun
1. 
a. 
a tolerating or being tolerant, esp. of views, beliefs, practices, etc. of others that differ from one's own
b. 
freedom from bigotry or prejudice
2. 
an allowable deviation from a standard or from the theoretical ideal, esp. in the manufacture or assembly of components
; specif.,
a. 
the amount that coins are legally allowed to vary from a standard of weight, fineness, etc.
b. 
the difference between the allowable maximum and minimum sizes of a part or fitting
3. 
the ability to endure
4.  Medicine
the natural or developed ability to resist the effects of the continued or increasing use of a drug, etc.

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Tolerance

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n.
1. The capacity for or the practice of recognizing and respecting the beliefs or practices of others.
2.
a. Leeway for variation from a standard.
b. The permissible deviation from a specified value of a structural dimension, often expressed as a percent.
3. The capacity to endure hardship or pain.
4.
a. Physiological resistance to a toxin.
b. Diminution in the physiological response to a drug that occurs after continued use, necessitating larger doses to produce a given response.
c. The ability to digest or metabolize a food, drug, or other substance or compound: glucose tolerance.
5.
a. Acceptance of a tissue graft or transplant without immunological rejection.
b. Unresponsiveness to an antigen that normally produces an immunologic reaction.
6. The ability of an organism to resist or survive infection by a parasitic or pathogenic organism.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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