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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Research, Technology, Methods > methodology > metrology > reference standards
Preferred Term:

reference standards

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.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Core
Broader Concept:
metrology
Related Concepts:
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/52489
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