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"To go below a minimum numeric requirement": opposite of "exceed"

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00:00 &Quot;To Go Below A Minimum Numeric Requirement&Quot;: Opposite Of &Quot;Exceed&Quot;
00:35 Answer 1 Score 3
00:47 Answer 2 Score 2
00:59 Answer 3 Score 2
01:17 Accepted Answer Score 2
01:42 Answer 5 Score 1
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ANSWER 1

Score 3


You could use undershoot or under deliver.




ANSWER 2

Score 2


My suggestions are:

  • To fall below
  • To deceed



ANSWER 3

Score 2


The term underrange is apparently used. Its obverse is overrange.

It doesn't appear to be very common though.




ANSWER 4

Score 1


My initial thought was 'outside the limit', but when I googled it, I found examples that went 'beyond the limit'.

My next thought was 'under the limit'.

What is Under the Limit?

Outside the tolerance