Blank nominal indication

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-001363",
  "term": "Blank nominal indication",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A nominal indication taken from an object resembling the one being examined, differing only in that the characteristic being sought is presumed absent or does not contribute to the reading. It acts as the blank for examinations that report a category or label rather than a numerical quantity value. It is not the same as a numerical result that falls below a detection limit.",
  "subject": "Chemistry and Human Health",
  "see_also": [
    "nominal indication",
    "examination procedure",
    "nominal property",
    "nominal property value"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 2018, 90, 913. 'Vocabulary on nominal property, examination, and related concepts for clinical laboratory sciences (IFCC-IUPAC Recommendations 2017)' on page 920 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2011-0613)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/blank-nominal-indication/"
}