Accuracy
Closeness of a measured value to the true value. Demonstrated by recovery experiments during validation.
Related terms
- Validation
- Documented demonstration that a method is fit for its purpose, per ICH Q2(R2). Not published for any supplier method in this index.
- Precision
- Closeness of repeated measurements to each other. Says nothing about accuracy: a precise method can be consistently wrong.
see also Accuracy · Repeatability
Where this term appears
The glossary exists to make record pages readable without a chemistry degree. Every technical term on a report resolves here.
- Assay report records — the term appears in result tables, peak tables and provenance blocks
- Method references — where the measurement behind the term is defined
- All 17 glossary terms beginning with A