Test method

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A test method is a definitive procedure that produces a test result.[1]

A test can be considered a technical operation that consists of determination of one or more characteristics of a given product, process or service according to a specified procedure.[2] Often a test is part of an experiment. A test result can be qualitative (yes/no), categorical, or quantitative (a measured value) and can be based upon personal observation or the output of a precision measuring instrument.

  1. Form and Style Manual, ASTM, http://www.astm.org/COMMIT/Blue_Book.pdf, 2009
  2. ASTM E 1301, Standard Guide for Proficiency Testing by Interlaboratory Comparisons