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Detectable limit

Term · Oil and gas · MLC-T-OAG-004287

The lowest concentration or quantity of a substance or signal that an analytical method or instrument can reliably distinguish from background noise. Below this threshold, the presence of the substance or signal cannot be confirmed with statistical confidence. For gas detectors, this limit is often expressed in parts per million (ppm).

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-OAG-004287
FieldOil and gas
SubjectGeophysics
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-OAG-004287",
  "term": "Detectable limit",
  "field": "Oil and gas",
  "definition": "The lowest concentration or quantity of a substance or signal that an analytical method or instrument can reliably distinguish from background noise. Below this threshold, the presence of the substance or signal cannot be confirmed with statistical confidence. For gas detectors, this limit is often expressed in parts per million (ppm).",
  "subject": "Geophysics",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oil-and-gas/detectable-limit/"
}

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