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  <id>00334</id>
  <title>analytical intercomparison</title>
  <longtitle>IUPAC Gold Book - analytical intercomparison</longtitle>
  <doi>10.1351/goldbook.A00334</doi>
  <code>A00334</code>
  <status>current</status>
  <definitions>
    <item>
      <id>1</id>
      <text>A procedure which gives insight to the accuracy of results of analytical procedures by comparing the results obtained in the analyses of identical samples at different laboratories and preferably with different analytical methods.</text>
      <links>
        <item>
          <term>accuracy</term>
          <url>https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/A00060</url>
        </item>
      </links>
      <sources>
        <item>PAC, 1982, 54, 1533. 'Glossary of terms used in nuclear analytical chemistry (Provisional)' on page 1544 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac198254081533)</item>
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    </item>
  </definitions>
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  <citation>Citation: 'analytical intercomparison' 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.A00334</citation>
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  <accessed>2026-04-19T02:15:27+00:00</accessed>
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