acceptance limit

https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.08053

Specified upper or lower bound of permissible measured quantity values.

Note:
Permissible measured quantity values are associated with items that conform to specified requirements with at least a predetermined conformance probability and lie within the acceptance interval.

See also: conformity assessment

Source:
PAC, 2021, 93, 997. 'Metrological and quality concepts in analytical chemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 2021)' on page 1019 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2019-0819)