tolerance
to·le·rance
noun
the power or capacity of an organism to tolerate unfavorable environmental conditions
a disposition to allow freedom of choice and behavior
willingness to recognize and respect the beliefs or practices of others
a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits
Origin
Inherited from Middle English toleraunce, borrowed from Old French tolerance, from Latin tolerantia (“endurance”), from tolerāns, present participle of, and participial adjective from Latin tolerō (“to endure”).
Phrases
- Byzantine fault tolerance
- house of tolerance
- paradox of tolerance
- tolerance break
- zero tolerance
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