Title: capability
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - capability
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.08061
Status: current

Definition
Ability of an object to realize an output that will fulfil the requirements for that output.

Note
Process capability terms in the field of statistics are defined in ISO 3534-2.

Related Term
- requirements: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/08122

Source
- PAC, 2021, 93, 997. 'Metrological and quality concepts in analytical chemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 2021)' on page 1021 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2019-0819)

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Citation: Citation: 'capability' 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.08061
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