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A portion of a material or product intended to be a representative of the whole. A [[LIMS]] sample may be further subdivided into sub-samples or [[aliquot]]s.
# A portion of a material or product intended to be a representative of the whole. A [[LIMS]] sample may be further subdivided into sub-samples or [[aliquot]]s.
# The matter analyzed in [[chromatography]]; may consist of a single component or it may be a mixture of components. When the sample is treated in the course of an analysis, the phase or the phases containing the [[analyte]]s of interest is/are referred to as the sample whereas everything out of interest separated from the sample before or in the course of the analysis is referred to as waste.

Revision as of 18:02, 18 April 2011

  1. A portion of a material or product intended to be a representative of the whole. A LIMS sample may be further subdivided into sub-samples or aliquots.
  2. The matter analyzed in chromatography; may consist of a single component or it may be a mixture of components. When the sample is treated in the course of an analysis, the phase or the phases containing the analytes of interest is/are referred to as the sample whereas everything out of interest separated from the sample before or in the course of the analysis is referred to as waste.