measured quantity value, obtained by a given measurement procedure, for which the probability of falsely claiming the absence of a component in a material is β, given a probability α of falsely claiming its presence
measured quantity value, obtained by a given measurement procedure, for which the probability of falsely claiming the absence of a component in a material is β, given a probability α of falsely claiming its presence
NOTE 1 IUPAC recommends default values for α and β equal to 0.05.
NOTE 2 The abbreviation LOD is sometimes used.
NOTE 3 The term “sensitivity” is discouraged for 'detection limit'.
ANNOTATION (informative) [2 December 2014] Here "measured quantity value" can be replaced by "measured value" without ambiguity: "measured value, obtained by a given measurement procedure, for which the probability of falsely claiming the absence of a component in a material is β, given a probability α of falsely claiming its presence".