calibration curve

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calibration
noun
uk
/ˌkæl.ɪˈbreɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌkæl.əˈbreɪ.ʃən/
the units of measurement marked on an instrument so that it can ...
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curve
noun[C]
uk
/kɜːv/us
/kɝːv/
a line that bends continuously and has no ...
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The combination of neutral density filters required to give the appropriate intensity were obtained from thecalibrationcurve.
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The response factors for each alkane were calculated from peak areas and the known concentrations with linearcalibrationcurvemethod.
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By plotting a number of such averages, thecalibrationcurvewas generated.
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The weights of free sterol in the sample zones were determined automatically from their areas by interpolation from thecalibrationcurve.
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Acalibrationcurvemay be obtained by plotting the weights of the paper hygrometer after exposure to air of various humidities.
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A number of quality control checks were made during the analyses to verify thecalibrationcurve, blank and interelement correction factors.
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These measurements were used to construct acalibrationcurvefor each image and thereby compute the relative intensity of all pixels in the image.
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They were calculated by using equation d fa and compared with the values given by thecalibrationcurveof the setup described above.
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Patel's (1965)calibrationcurve; 7, = true skin friction, determined with the balance, u, = (7,/p)*.
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Using multiple standards, acalibrationcurveof time versus molar mass can be developed.
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This has to be done by numerical methods rather than by a formula because thecalibrationcurveis not describable as a formula.
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Variations in thecalibrationcurvecan lead to very different resulting calendar year ranges for samples with different radiocarbon ages.
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For others acalibrationcurveor equation is required.
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Thecalibrationcurvefor a particular analyte in a particular (type of) sample provides the empirical relationship needed for those particular measurements.
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This can be taken from references (tables of molar extinction coefficients), or more accurately, determined from acalibrationcurve.
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This ratio for the samples is then used to obtain their analyte concentrations from acalibrationcurve.
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Second, thecalibrationcurveprovides data on an empirical relationship.
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It was originally set up to investigate radiocarbon dating and its applications, and was one of the first laboratories to determine a radiocarboncalibrationcurve.
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