tolerance

noun

ability to endure or tolerate something
degree of variation allowed in an engineered system

Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈtɒl.ə.ɹəns/ / /ˈtɑ.lə.ɹəns/ / /ˈtɔl.ə.ɹəns/

noun

Etymology: 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”).

The ability to endure pain or hardship; endurance.
The ability or practice of tolerating; an acceptance of or patience with the beliefs, opinions or practices of others; a lack of bigotry.
“Near-synonym: forbearance”
“Both [Ze'ev] Jabotinsky and [David] Ben-Gurion also wrote songs of praise to the Ottoman Empire, its tolerance toward ethnic minorities in general — and to Jews in particular — as well as to the democratic changes it was undergoing.”
The ability of the body (or other organism) to resist the action of a poison, to cope with a dangerous drug or to survive infection by an organism.
The ability of the body (or other organism) to resist the action of a poison, to cope with a dangerous drug or to survive infection by an organism.
“Since he hadn't had any alcohol in years, his tolerance was very low, and it only took two drinks for him to get sloshed.”
The variation or deviation from a standard, especially the maximum permitted variation in an engineering measurement.
“Our customers can generally accept ten times the tolerance which we can achieve in our machining operations.”
The ability of the body to accept a tissue graft without rejection.

verb

To design or engineer a material to a specified tolerance.