examination error

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Disagreement between an examined value and a reference nominal property value.

Examples:
  1. The reference nominal property value is "red" and the examined value is "pink". Narrative expression: The examined value disagrees with the reference nominal property value, so that an examination error is present.
  2. The reference nominal property value is "BCD" and the examined value is "BCD". Narrative expression: The examined value agrees with the reference nominal property value, so there is no examination error.
Notes:
  1. An examination error is either present or absent.
  2. Examination error is associated with an examined value, but not with an examining system.
  3. Examination error should not be confused with production error or mistake.
Source:
PAC, 2018, 90, 913. (Vocabulary on nominal property, examination, and related concepts for clinical laboratory sciences (IFCC-IUPAC Recommendations 2017)) on page 924 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'examination error' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.10005 RIS BibTex EndNote
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