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What does tolerance mean?

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Noun
  1. (uncountable, obsolete) The ability to endure pain or hardship; endurance. [15th-19th c.]
  2. (uncountable) The ability or practice of tolerating; an acceptance of or patience with the beliefs, opinions or practices of others; a lack of bigotry. [from 18th c.]
  3. (uncountable) 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. [from 19th c.]
  4. (countable) The variation or deviation from a standard, especially the maximum permitted variation in an engineering measurement. [from 20th c.]
  5. (uncountable) The ability of the body to accept a tissue graft without rejection. [from 20th c.]
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This suggests the existence of inheritable traits connected with tolerance of submergence that apply to a wide range of conditions.
None of the cities has an official tolerance zone, although Aberdeen has an unofficial red-light district.
Besides, he has no tolerance for the pomp, pageantry and pretense of the whole show.
Chronically catheterized preterm fetal sheep respond to intravascular endotoxin with a tolerance type response.
I just have very little tolerance for those that act like snotty-nosed little boys when things don't their way.
There's zero tolerance for misconduct or unprofessionalism by any member this department.

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