Title: evaluation function
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - evaluation function
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.E02226
Status: current

Definition
The inverse of the calibration function.

Related Term
- calibration function: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/C00778

Source
- PAC, 1995, 67, 1699. 'Nomenclature in evaluation of analytical methods including detection and quantification capabilities (IUPAC Recommendations 1995)' on page 1704 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199567101699)

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Citation: Citation: 'evaluation function' 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.E02226
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