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noun
tol·er·ance
ˈtä-lə-rən(t)s
ˈtäl-rən(t)s
2
a
: sympathy or indulgence for beliefs or practices differing from or conflicting with one's own
b
: the act of allowing something : toleration
3
: the allowable deviation from a standard
especially
: the range of variation permitted in maintaining a specified dimension in machining a piece
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