threshold

Phonetic

US /ˈθreʃhəʊld/UK /ˈθreʃhəʊld/

Translations

NOUNThe lowermost part of a doorway that one crosses to enter; a sill., An entrance; the door or gate of a house., Any end or boundary., The outset of something; the point of entry, or the beginning of an action., The start of the landing area of a runway., The quantitative point at which an action is triggered, especially a lower limit., The wage or salary at which income tax becomes due., The point where one is mentally or physically vulnerable in response to a provocation or to other nuisances.

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thresholds: Plural

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But many people continue to view coffee as a relatively affordable luxury, making it unique in the realm of dining out, Susskind noted: Just like fast-food chains, which did well in the second half of last year, coffee survives through customers’ strong perception that the price won’t go above a certain threshold.
Source:www.theatlantic.com
Tenants displaced by the new ordinance can apply for transitional housing, even if their income is above the usual threshold.
Source:www.economist.com
It didn’t flag the downtime, as the retry threshold wasn’t met.
Source:www.xda-developers.com
of whether there needs to be threshold changes,” Mr
Source:www.nytimes.com
The computing power threshold for the initial security to avoid the 51% computing power attacks
Source:medium.com

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