Determination of one or more characteristics of an object of
conformity assessment, according to a specified procedure.
Note: In
analytical chemistry, testing may be a measurement to obtain a quantity value or an examination, such as identifying a chemical substance (see qualitative analysis).
See also: inspection
Source:
PAC, 2021, 93, 997. 'Metrological and quality concepts in analytical chemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 2021)' on page 1017 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2019-0819)