AQA GCSE Design and Technology · 8552
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The permitted variation from a specified measurement, defining the range of acceptable sizes.
Revise: Manufacturing to a toleranceA tolerance is the permitted variation from a specified measurement. It sets a minimum measurement, the smallest acceptable size, and a maximum measurement, the largest acceptable size. A component is within tolerance if its measurement lies between these limits, including the limits themselves.
- Revise: Commercial processes for metals
The permitted variation from a specified dimension. A close tolerance allows only a small variation.