Quality assessment: The procedure for determining the quality of laboratory measurements using data from internal and external quality control measures. Quality assurance: A definitive plan for laboratory operation that specifies the measures used to produce data of known precision and bias. Quality assurance program: Written policies and procedures that outline how the laboratory intends to produce data of known and accepted quality. Quality control: A set of measures within a sample analysis method to assure that the process is in control. Section 3: QUALITY ASSURANCE. Quality assurance (QA) is a set of operating principles that, if strictly followed during sample collection and analysis, will produce data of known and defensible quality.
LINK / CITE ADD TO WORD LIST. noun. The definition of a sadhu is a monk or religious devotee who travels around living a simple lifestyle practicing abstinence from worldly pleasures to focus more on spiritual practice. An example of a sadhu is a yogi.
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