ex·ceed·ance

[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.
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exceedance

noun
(geology) the probability that an earthquake will generate a level of ground motion that exceeds a specified reference level during a given exposure time; "the concept of exceedance can be applied to any type of environmental risk modeling" 
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Exceedances is always a great word to know.
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a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
Example sentences
There were no exceedances during the winter sampling season.
These exceedances occurred within the design management zone of the facility.
These exceedances were caused by wind-blown particulates.
When this day is excluded from the data as a natural event day, the expected number of exceedances is zero.
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