Reference value

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-010086",
  "term": "Reference value",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A numerical value of a quantity that is known with small uncertainty and is adopted as the standard against which other values of that quantity are compared, as with the assigned value of a certified reference material. In biomonitoring and clinical chemistry the term also names a value found in a defined healthy or unexposed population, against which an individual result is compared. These population-based values are usually reported as percentile limits.",
  "subject": "Chemistry and Human Health",
  "references": [
    "PAC, 2007, 79, 1153. 'Glossary of terms used in toxicology, 2nd edition (IUPAC Recommendations 2007)' on page 1297 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac200779071153)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/reference-value/"
}