Upper Bound
Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-029219
1. A plausible upper limit to the true value of a quantity. This is usually not a true statistical confidence limit.
2. A plausible upper limit to the true value of a quantity. This is usually not a true statistical confidence limit. (EPA 2003)
3. Plausible upper limit to the true value of a quantity; usually not a true statistical confidence limit.
A likely upper limit to the true value of a quantity.
| Identifier | MLC-T-ENV-029219 |
|---|---|
| Field | Environment |
| Subject | Health and safety; Air |
| References | Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) Glossary; EPA 2003; Thesaurus of Terms Used in Microbial Risk Assessment; National Air Toxics Assessment (NATA) Glossary; AirToxScreen Glossary of Terms |
Record as JSON
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"1. A plausible upper limit to the true value of a quantity. This is usually not a true statistical confidence limit.\n\n2. A plausible upper limit to the true value of a quantity. This is usually not a true statistical confidence limit. (EPA 2003)\n\n3. Plausible upper limit to the true value of a quantity; usually not a true statistical confidence limit.",
"A likely upper limit to the true value of a quantity."
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"Thesaurus of Terms Used in Microbial Risk Assessment",
"National Air Toxics Assessment (NATA) Glossary",
"AirToxScreen Glossary of Terms"
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"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/upper-bound/"
}
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