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reference standards

Subject Category: X Research, Technology and Engineering
Definition: A basis of value established for the measure of quantity, weight, extent or quality, e.g. weight standards, standard solutions, methods, techniques, and procedures.
Definition Source: Taken in part from: Medical Subject Headings 2016
RDF/XML Format:: http://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/52489.rdf
Persistent URI:: http://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/52489
Broader Term: metrology
Related Term: normal values; standardization
Spanish: estándares de referencia
Term Number: 52489

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