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TOLERANCE LIMIT [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2003-12-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Environmental Studies and Analyses
- Biochemistry
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- toleration threshold
1, record 1, English, toleration%20threshold
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- tolerance limit 2, record 1, English, tolerance%20limit
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Études et analyses environnementales
- Biochimie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- limite de tolérance
1, record 1, French, limite%20de%20tol%C3%A9rance
see observation, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
(inhalation d'un toxique.) Teneur au-delà de laquelle l'action de l'altéragène se traduit par une modification. 2, record 1, French, - limite%20de%20tol%C3%A9rance
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Enviroguide Formaldéhyde, 7.4.1; Dict. of Biology, Haensch et Haberkamp, Elsevier. 2, record 1, French, - limite%20de%20tol%C3%A9rance
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Estudios y análisis del medio ambiente
- Bioquímica
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- límite de tolerancia
1, record 1, Spanish, l%C3%ADmite%20de%20tolerancia
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Máxima concentración de una materia perjudicial que puede soportarse en el aire que se respira durante un período de tiempo prolongado sin que, según los conocimientos actuales de la medicina, pueda aún calificarse de nociva para la salud. 1, record 1, Spanish, - l%C3%ADmite%20de%20tolerancia
Record 2 - internal organization data 2001-03-23
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Engineering Tests and Reliability
- Statistics
- Quality Control (Management)
- Civil Engineering
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- tolerance limit
1, record 2, English, tolerance%20limit
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The limiting value (lower or upper) specified for a quantitative characteristic. 2, record 2, English, - tolerance%20limit
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
When there is one specified limit, it is called "single tolerance limit." When there are two limits, upper and lower, they are respectively called "upper tolerance limit" and "lower tolerance limit." 2, record 2, English, - tolerance%20limit
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... levees performed exactly as they were supposed to. The ones designed to withstand a 100-year flood did so; the ones that collapsed did so within their specified tolerance limits. 3, record 2, English, - tolerance%20limit
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Fiabilité, contrôle et essais (Ingénierie)
- Statistique
- Contrôle de la qualité (Gestion)
- Génie civil
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- limite de tolérance
1, record 2, French, limite%20de%20tol%C3%A9rance
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- seuil de tolérance 2, record 2, French, seuil%20de%20tol%C3%A9rance
correct, masculine noun
- tolérance 2, record 2, French, tol%C3%A9rance
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Valeur limite spécifiée d'un caractère mesurable et qui, par exemple, en matière de contrôle de la qualité, amène le rejet d'un certain nombre d'articles et l'acceptation des autres. 2, record 2, French, - limite%20de%20tol%C3%A9rance
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Lorsqu'il n'y a qu'une seule limite spécifiée, on l'appelle «limite simple de tolérance». Lorsqu'il y a deux limites, supérieure et inférieure, on les appelle respectivement «limite supérieure de tolérance» et «limite inférieure de tolérance». 3, record 2, French, - limite%20de%20tol%C3%A9rance
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Fiabilidad y ensayos (Ingeniería)
- Estadística
- Control de la calidad (Gestión)
- Ingeniería civil
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- límite de tolerancia
1, record 2, Spanish, l%C3%ADmite%20de%20tolerancia
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Valor límite superior o inferior específico para una característica cuantitativa. 1, record 2, Spanish, - l%C3%ADmite%20de%20tolerancia
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