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Record 1 2011-04-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry
DEF

Smallest detectable amount of an element or compound (3 [sigma]-criterion) on or in a particular sample - given in mass units or absolute number of atoms or molecules.

OBS

The word "sigma" must be replaced by the corresponding Greek letter.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie
DEF

[...] quantité [la plus faible] d'un élément ou d'un composé que l'on puisse détecter (critère 3 [sigma]) sur ou dans un échantillon donné; [...] exprimée en unités de masse ou en nombre absolu d'atomes ou de molécules.

OBS

Le mot «sigma» doit être remplacé par la lettre grecque correspondante.

Spanish

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