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Chemistry · Glossary

What is Limits?

Also known as: limit of detection · limit of quantification

Definition 34.15 University Chemistry — Year 2 · Chapter 34 — Statistics of Chemical Measurement

The limit of detection of a method is the smallest concentration whose signal can be distinguished from that of a blank with a stated small risk of a false detection; the limit of quantification is the smallest concentration that can be measured with an acceptable relative uncertainty.

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