*How did nominal come to mean “within acceptable tolerances”?* https://english.s...

		001sky on June 28, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: SpaceX – Launch Vehicle Failure How did nominal come to mean “within acceptable tolerances”? https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/184876/how-did-n... So, it's another way of saying something is 'out of tolerance'.