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TOL'ERANCE, n. [L. tolerantia, from tolero, to bear.] The power or capacity of enduring; or the act of enduring.
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. The endurance of the presence or actions of
objectionable persons, or of the expression of offensive opinions;
toleration.
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. Capability of growth in more or less
shade.
Allowed amount of variation from the
standard or from exact conformity to the specified dimensions,
weight, etc., as in various mechanical operations;
specif.:
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