Title: testing
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - testing
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.08049
Status: current

Definition
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).

Related Terms
- Determination: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/08018
- analytical chemistry: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/08003
- conformity assessment: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/08067
- inspection: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/08080

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)

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Citation: Citation: 'testing' 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.08049
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