Title: assigned value
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - assigned value
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.08057
Status: current

Definition
Value attributed to a particular property of an item and that serves as an agreed reference for comparison.

Notes
1) The value may be a reference quantity value or a value of a nominal property.
2) Options for establishing an assigned value for some types of proficiency testing schemes are detailed in ISO/IEC 17043 and ISO 13528.

Related Terms
- proficiency testing schemes: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/08104
- property value assignment: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/08038

Source
- PAC, 2021, 93, 997. 'Metrological and quality concepts in analytical chemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 2021)' on page 1020 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2019-0819)

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Citation: Citation: 'assigned value' 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.08057
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