Title: proficiency testing round
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - proficiency testing round
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.08103
Status: current

Definition
Single complete sequence from distribution of proficiency test items to reporting of the evaluation results to the participants.

Related Terms
- participant in an interlaboratory comparison: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/08093
- proficiency test items: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/08100

Source
- PAC, 2021, 93, 997. 'Metrological and quality concepts in analytical chemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 2021)' on page 1034 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2019-0819)

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Citation: Citation: 'proficiency testing round' 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.08103
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