https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.08018
Set of operations that are carried out on an object in order to provide qualitative or quantitative information about this object.
Notes:
- "Determination" is a term in general usage and often implies a human decision.
- "Determination" is a superordinate concept of measurement and examination, and so, the term "determination" should not be used when "measurement" or "examination" applies.
- ISO 9000 defines determination as "activity to find out one or more characteristics and their characteristic values".
See also: testing