Calibration

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-001574",
  "term": "Calibration",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "Operations that, under stated conditions, relate the values indicated by a measuring instrument or system, or represented by a material measure or a reference material, to the corresponding known values of a measurand. It is distinct from adjustment of the instrument, which is a separate operation that may follow it. Calibration uses reference materials traceable to national or international standards.",
  "subject": "Analytical Chemistry",
  "see_also": [
    "analytical instrument",
    "calibration material"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 1989, 61, 1657. 'Nomenclature for automated and mechanised analysis (Recommendations 1989)' on page 1662 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac198961091657)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/calibration/"
}