tolerancethreshold
nounUK /ˈtɒlərəns ˈθrɛʃhəʊld/
US /ˈtɑːlərəns ˈθrɛʃhoʊld/
The point where something becomes too much to handle.
The plant's tolerance threshold for cold was reached when the temperature dropped below freezing.
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2. The highest amount of a substance a living thing can safely take in.
Doctors measured the patient's tolerance threshold for the medicine.
3. The level of change a system can accept before it fails.
The bridge's tolerance threshold for weight was tested by engineers.
4. The point at which a person can no longer put up with something.
Her tolerance threshold for noise was low, so she left the party early.