examination method

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Generic description of a logical organization of operations used in an examination.

Examples:
  1. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP).
  2. Infra-red spectrometry.
Note: The laconic description in an examination method is insufficient to allow an examination with prescribed examination uncertainty, but aids in formulating one or more examination procedures.
Source:
PAC, 2018, 90, 913. 'Vocabulary on nominal property, examination, and related concepts for clinical laboratory sciences (IFCC-IUPAC Recommendations 2017)' on page 919 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2011-0613)