True positive

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-012330",
  "term": "True positive",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "An outcome in a binary classification test where the model correctly predicts the positive class. This indicates that the condition or property being tested for is genuinely present, and the test accurately reflects this presence. In drug discovery, it represents a compound correctly identified as active.",
  "subject": "Chemistry and Human Health",
  "see_also": [
    "confusion matrix"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 2016, 88, 239. 'Glossary of terms used in computational drug design, part II (IUPAC Recommendations 2015)' on page 258 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2012-1204)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/true-positive/"
}