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tolerance

 

  4  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Tolerance  \Tol"er*ance\,  n. 
  1.  (Forestry)  Capability  of  growth  in  more  or  less  shade. 
 
  2.  Allowed  amount  of  variation  from  the  standard  or  from 
  exact  conformity  to  the  specified  dimensions,  weight, 
  etc.,  as  in  various  mechanical  operations;  specif.: 
  (Coinage)  The  amount  which  coins,  either  singly  or  in 
  lots  are  legally  allowed  to  vary  above  or  below  the 
  standard  of  weight  or  fineness. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Tolerance  \Tol"er*ance\,  n.  [L.  tolerantia:  cf  F. 
  tol['e]rance.] 
  1.  The  power  or  capacity  of  enduring;  the  act  of  enduring; 
  endurance. 
 
  Diogenes,  one  frosty  morning,  came  into  the  market 
  place  shaking,  to  show  his  tolerance.  --Bacon. 
 
  2.  The  endurance  of  the  presence  or  actions  of  objectionable 
  persons,  or  of  the  expression  of  offensive  opinions; 
  toleration. 
 
  3.  (Med.)  The  power  possessed  or  acquired  by  some  persons  of 
  bearing  doses  of  medicine  which  in  ordinary  cases  would 
  prove  injurious  or  fatal. 
 
  {Tolerance  of  the  mint}.  (Coinage)  Same  as  {Remedy  of  the 
  mint}.  See  under  {Remedy}. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Remedy  \Rem"e*dy\  (r?m"?-d?),  n.;  pl  {Remedies}  (-d?z).  [L. 
  remedium  pref.  re-  re-  +  mederi  to  heal,  to  cure:  cf  F. 
  rem[`e]de  remedy,  rem['e]dier  to  remedy.  See  {Medical}.] 
  1.  That  which  relieves  or  cures  a  disease;  any  medicine  or 
  application  which  puts  an  end  to  disease  and  restores 
  health;  --  with  for  as  a  remedy  for  the  gout. 
 
  2.  That  which  corrects  or  counteracts  an  evil  of  any  kind  a 
  corrective;  a  counteractive;  reparation;  cure;  --  followed 
  by  for  or  against,  formerly  by  to 
 
  What  may  else  be  remedy  or  cure  To  evils  which  our 
  own  misdeeds  have  wrought,  He  will  instruct  us 
  --Milton. 
 
  3.  (Law)  The  legal  means  to  recover  a  right  or  to  obtain 
  redress  for  a  wrong 
 
  {Civil  remedy}.  See  under  {Civil}. 
 
  {Remedy  of  the  mint}  (Coinage),  a  small  allowed  deviation 
  from  the  legal  standard  of  weight  and  fineness;  --  called 
  also  {tolerance}. 
 
  Syn:  Cure;  restorative;  counteraction;  reparation;  redress; 
  relief;  aid;  help;  assistance. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  tolerance 
  n  1:  the  power  or  capacity  of  an  organism  to  tolerate  unfavorable 
  environmental  conditions 
  2:  a  disposition  to  allow  freedom  of  choice  and  behavior  [syn: 
  {permissiveness}]  [ant:  {unpermissiveness}] 
  3:  the  act  of  tolerating  something 
  4:  willingness  to  recognize  and  respect  the  beliefs  or 
  practices  of  others  [ant:  {intolerance}] 
  5:  a  permissible  difference  [syn:  {allowance},  {leeway},  {margin}]




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