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capacity — 1. The potential cubic contents of a cavity or receptacle. 2. Power to do. SEE ALSO: volume. [L. capax, able to contain; fr. capio, to take] buffer c. the amount of hydrogen ion (or hydroxyl ion) required to bring about a specific pH change in a… … Medical dictionary
ability to survive — capacity to endure, viability … English contemporary dictionary
Sustainability — Achieving sustainability will enable the Earth to continue supporting human life as we know it. Blue Marble NASA composite images: 2001 (left), 2002 (right). See also: Sustainable development Sustainability is the capacity to endure. For humans,… … Wikipedia
tolerance — noun Date: 15th century 1. capacity to endure pain or hardship ; endurance, fortitude, stamina 2. a. sympathy or indulgence for beliefs or practices differing from or conflicting with one s own b. the act of allowing something ; toleration 3. the … New Collegiate Dictionary
tolerance — I noun abiding, ability to bear, ability to endure, ability to tolerate, ability to withstand, allowance, bravery, broad mindedness, capacity to endure, capacity to stand suffering, capacity to take pain, charter, compassion, constancy, courage,… … Law dictionary
lines of flight + suicide — by Rosi Braidotti The Deleuzian subject is a singular complexity, one that enacts and actualises a radical ethics of transformation. This subject simultaneously rejects individualism and the nihilism of self destruction. In an ecosophical… … The Deleuze dictionary
lines of flight + suicide — by Rosi Braidotti The Deleuzian subject is a singular complexity, one that enacts and actualises a radical ethics of transformation. This subject simultaneously rejects individualism and the nihilism of self destruction. In an ecosophical… … The Deleuze dictionary
Christian pacifism — Blessed are the Peacemakers (1917) by George Bellows Christian pacifism is the theological and ethical position that any form of violence is incompatible with the Christian faith. Christian pacifists state that Jesus himself was a pacifist who… … Wikipedia
Intolerance — In*tol er*ance ([i^]n*t[o^]l [ e]r*ans), n. [L. intolerantia impatience, unendurableness: cf. F. intol[ e]rance.] [1913 Webster] 1. Lack of capacity to endure; as, intolerance of light. [1913 Webster] 2. The quality of being intolerant; refusal… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
United States presidential election, 1984 — Infobox Election election name = United States presidential election, 1984 country = United States type = presidential ongoing = no previous election = United States presidential election, 1980 previous year = 1980 next election = United States… … Wikipedia
