Specification
A decision about what result is acceptable. Not a measurement. Conflating the two is how "≥ 99.0 %" becomes "99.0 %" on a certificate.
Related terms
- Rule AX-R04
- Repeated round-number purity declarations from one supplier. Requires a pattern of at least three, because one round result is unremarkable.
- Certificate of analysis (COA)
- A document stating test results for a specific lot. In this market frequently lacking a method section, a lot number, or both.
see also Digit preference · Specification
see also Specification · Rule AX-R02
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 21 glossary terms beginning with S