Rule AX-R04
Repeated round-number purity declarations from one supplier. Requires a pattern of at least three, because one round result is unremarkable.
Related terms
- Digit preference
- Non-uniform distribution of terminal digits in reported figures. A real integrated area does not land on a round number repeatedly.
- Specification
- A decision about what result is acceptable. Not a measurement. Conflating the two is how "≥ 99.0 %" becomes "99.0 %" on a certificate.
see also Rule AX-R04
see also Rule AX-R04 · Certificate of analysis (COA)
Where this term appears
The glossary exists to make record pages readable without a chemistry degree. Every technical term on a report resolves here.
- Assay report records — the term appears in result tables, peak tables and provenance blocks
- Method references — where the measurement behind the term is defined
- All 37 glossary terms beginning with R