| 1.159 | sensitivity of a measuring system | ||
| sensitivity | |||
| Quotient of the change in an indication of a measuring system and the corresponding change in a value of a quantity being measured. | |||
| Note 1: | Sensitivity of a measuring system can depend on the value of the quantity being measured. | ||
| Note 2: | The change considered in a value of a quantity being measured must be large compared with the resolution. (Definition and Notes 1 and 2 are [VIM 4.12].) | ||
| Note 3: | Sensitivity of a measuring system can be obtained from the slope of the calibration curve. | ||
| Note 4: | Sensitivity of a measuring system should not be confused with diagnostic sensitivity in laboratory medicine. | ||
| Note 5: | Sensitivity of a measuring system should not be confused with limit of detection or limit of quantification. | ||
| Note 6: | In analytical chemistry sensitivity may be termed “analytical sensitivity”. | ||
| See also: ref. 14 Section 6.4. Source: ref. 2 entry 4.156 with added Note 6. | |||
| 1.159 | sensitivity of a measuring system | ||
| sensitivity | |||
| Quotient of the change in an indication of a measuring system and the corresponding change in a value of a quantity being measured. | |||
| Note 1: | Sensitivity of a measuring system can depend on the value of the quantity being measured. | ||
| Note 2: | The change considered in a value of a quantity being measured must be large compared with the resolution. (Definition and Notes 1 and 2 are [VIM 4.12].) | ||
| Note 3: | Sensitivity of a measuring system can be obtained from the slope of the calibration curve. | ||
| Note 4: | Sensitivity of a measuring system should not be confused with diagnostic sensitivity in laboratory medicine. | ||
| Note 5: | Sensitivity of a measuring system should not be confused with limit of detection or limit of quantification. | ||
| Note 6: | In analytical chemistry sensitivity may be termed “analytical sensitivity”. | ||
| See also: ref. 14 Section 6.4. Source: ref. 2 entry 4.156 with added Note 6. | |||