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True value

Term · Chemistry · MLC-T-CHM-012331

The ideal value that perfectly represents the quantity being measured, free from any measurement error. In practice, a true value cannot be known with absolute certainty, as all measurements are subject to some degree of uncertainty. It is an abstract concept used as a reference for evaluating the accuracy of experimental results and the performance of analytical methods.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-CHM-012331
FieldChemistry
SubjectAnalytical Chemistry
ReferencesPAC, 1994, 66, 595. 'Nomenclature for the presentation of results of chemical analysis (IUPAC Recommendations 1994)' on page 598 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199466030595)
See alsoMeasurement result
Record as JSON 
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