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.
Source:
PAC, 2018, 90, 913. 'Vocabulary on nominal property, examination, and related concepts for clinical laboratory sciences (IFCC-IUPAC Recommendations 2017)' on page 927 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2011-0613)