https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.10014
Subset of the nominal property value set containing the true nominal property value(s) of an examinand with a stated probability, based on the information available.
Example: A nominal property value coverage set for "Urine(midstream)—Bacterium; taxon" could be {Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus epidermidis} as specified in Bergey's manual.