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<term>
  <id>08122</id>
  <title>requirement</title>
  <longtitle>IUPAC Gold Book - requirement</longtitle>
  <doi>10.1351/goldbook.08122</doi>
  <code>08122</code>
  <status>current</status>
  <definitions>
    <item>
      <id>1</id>
      <text>Need or expectation that is stated, generally implied or obligatory.</text>
      <notes>
        <item>"Generally implied" means that it is custom or common practice for the organization and interested parties that the need or expectation under consideration is implied.</item>
        <item>A specified requirement is one that is stated, for example, in documented information.</item>
      </notes>
      <links>
        <item>
          <term>organization</term>
          <url>https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/08091</url>
        </item>
        <item>
          <term>specified requirement</term>
          <url>https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/08129</url>
        </item>
      </links>
      <sources>
        <item>PAC, 2021, 93, 997. 'Metrological and quality concepts in analytical chemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 2021)' on page 1039 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2019-0819)</item>
      </sources>
    </item>
  </definitions>
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  <citation>Citation: 'requirement' 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.08122</citation>
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  <accessed>2026-04-18T22:37:35+00:00</accessed>
</term>
