exceedance

[ik-seed-ns]

noun

1. the act or fact of exceeding something, especially a limit or standard.

   penalties for exceedance of air quality standards.

2. the amount by which something exceeds a limit or standard.

   a 10 percent exceedance.

Word History and Origins

Origin of exceedance¹

First recorded in 1950–55; exceed ( def. ) + -ance ( def. )

Example Sentences

These included "storage outside the licence boundary, control of pests, exceedance of the three-month storage limit and control of odour" in 2023.

From BBC

The Met Office say, whilst this would not breach the agreement, it would likely be a temporary exceedance and a "milestone in climate history".

From BBC

Urban areas, already rich in nitrogen oxide from cars and industry running on fossil fuels, can jump way past their air-quality exceedance when wildfire emissions blow into town on a hot summer day.

From Scientific American

The highest exceedance of total suspended solids — a measure of floating particles — reached upward of 1,000 percent over the limit, Wirtis said.

From Seattle Times

"This amount of rain in a 72-hour period is very rare for this region, with an annual exceedance probability of only 2 percent."

From Fox News