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mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">durability</topic></authority><related type="other"><topic>permanence</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>physicochemical attributes and properties</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>durable</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>durableness</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>endurability</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>endurableness</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>endurance</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>longevity</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>service life</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ The ability of a material or object to resist mechanical wear or decay and to last over time. With regard to long-term situations or to nonmechanical properties existing over a long period of time without significant change, prefer "permanence." ]]></note></mads>