Title: upper limit of measurement
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - upper limit of measurement
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.U06576
Status: current

Definition
Highest value of the air quality characteristic which can be measured by an instrument; its variations, caused for example by instability, are expected to lie within specified limits. The difference between the lower detection limit and the upper limit of measurement constitutes the dynamic range of the instrument.

Related Term
- detection limit: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/D01628

Source
- PAC, 1990, 62, 2167. 'Glossary of atmospheric chemistry terms (Recommendations 1990)' on page 2201 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199062112167)

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Citation: Citation: 'upper limit of measurement' 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.U06576
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