high-tolerance
|high-tol-er-ance|
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/haɪ ˈtɑːlərəns/
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/haɪ ˈtɒlər(ə)ns/
can withstand a lot
Etymology
'high-tolerance' originates from Modern English, formed by combining the adjective 'high' and the noun 'tolerance'. 'High' ultimately comes from Old English 'heah' meaning 'high, tall', and 'tolerance' comes via Old French and Medieval Latin from Latin 'tolerantia' (from 'tolerare') meaning 'forbearance' or 'to bear'.
'tolerance' evolved from Latin 'tolerare' -> Medieval Latin 'tolerantia' -> Old/Medieval French 'tolerance' -> Middle English 'tolerance'. 'High' comes from Old English 'heah' and continued into Modern English as 'high'. The compound 'high-tolerance' is a modern descriptive formation combining these elements.
Individually, 'high' originally meant 'tall' or 'elevated', and 'tolerance' originally meant 'forbearance' or 'the act of bearing'. Over time their combination came to mean 'a large capacity to endure, accept, or allow variation', especially in technical and descriptive contexts.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
a high degree of tolerance; a large allowable variation or strong capacity to accept differences or stress.
Their high-tolerance for ambiguity helped the team adapt quickly to changing requirements.
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Adjective 1
having a large capacity to tolerate, withstand, or allow high levels of something (e.g., heat, stress, variation, error); able to operate or perform despite wide deviations.
A high-tolerance sensor can function accurately even when inputs vary significantly.
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