Title: metrological equivalence of measurement results
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - metrological equivalence of measurement results
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.08033
Status: current

Definition
Property of two or more measurement results for a given measurand which have metrological compatibility of measurement results, so that they are each acceptable for the same specified intended use.

Note
Measurement results are either metrologically equivalent or they are not.

Related Term
- metrological compatibility of measurement results: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/08032

Source
- PAC, 2021, 93, 997. 'Metrological and quality concepts in analytical chemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 2021)' on page 1013 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2019-0819)

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Citation: Citation: 'metrological equivalence of measurement results' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.08033
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