There are three discrete types of audits: product (which includes services), process, and system. However, other methods, such as a desk or document review audit, may be employed independently or in support of the three general types of audits. Some audits are named according to their purpose or scope. The scope of a department or function audit is a particular department or function.
Precipitate, as a verb, can also mean specifically, to fall from clouds, such as rain, snow, or other forms of precipitation. When used as an adjective, precipitate means hasty or acting suddenly. If you decide to throw your class project in a trash masher just because someone in your class had a similar idea, then your actions might be described as precipitate. Or if you do that sort of thing regularly, you may be a precipitate person.
By Anne Marie Helmenstine, Ph.D. Precipitate Definition: to form an insoluble compound either by reacting two salts or by changing the temperature to affect the solubility of the compound. Also the name given to the solid that is formed as a result of a precipitation reaction.Example: Mixing silver nitrate and sodium chloride in water will cause silver chloride to precipitate out of solution as a solid.Return to the Chemistry Glossary Index.lso the name given to the solid that is formed as a result of a precipitation reaction. Example: Mixing silver nitrate and sodium chloride in water will cause silver chloride to precipitate out of solution as a solid. Return to the Chemistry Glossary Index.