Title: analytical selectivity
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - analytical selectivity
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.08055
Status: current

Definition
Selectivity of a measuring system in analytical chemistry.

Note
Selectivity should be qualified by "analytical" if there is potential confusion with selectivity in catalysis or in organic reaction mechanisms.

Related Term
- analytical chemistry: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/08003

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)

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Citation: Citation: 'analytical selectivity' 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.08055
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