acceptable (adj)
Sens 1 : capable or worthy of being accepted:
satisfactory: conforming to or equal to approved standards [source : MWU]
Contextes :
- The formal text may also reflect a more nuanced understanding between
the Member states as to acceptable levels of enforcement which fall short of
the level of perfection.
- The results do indicate acceptable behavior in the low Q range with a
decrease in Dtr observed, corresponding to an increased viscosity of 0.184
cP for the bulk solvent.
- Knowing what is acceptable in what places is learned through personal
experience.
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Sens 2 : barely satisfactory or
adequate. [source : MW]
Contextes :
- In summary, the first introductory module that illustrated the concept
of optimality was the only one that met with all positive reviews, and the
second one would be acceptable with slight color modifications.
- One can picture this situation by imagining that each party constructs
a continuous scale of its preferences ranging from its most preferred
outcome to its least favorite acceptable outcome.
- The work of Ravara and Vasconcelos [26] improves such type systems by
allowing only messages possibly acceptable in some future state to be
sent.