Title: ruggedness of a measurement procedure
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - ruggedness of a measurement procedure
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.08123
Status: current

Definition
Ability of a measurement procedure to maintain acceptable performance under minor changes in operating conditions.


Notes
1) Ruggedness is normally investigated as a part of procedure development and may be part of procedure validation.
2) The outcome of a ruggedness test provides objective evidence of the applicability of the measurement procedure during normal usage.
3) A measurement procedure, the performance of which remains unaffected by minor changes in operating conditions, is usually said to be "rugged" or "robust".

Related Terms
- measurement procedure: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/08028
- procedure validation: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/08097
- test: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/08049

Source
- 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)

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Citation: Citation: 'ruggedness of a measurement procedure' 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.08123
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