Nominal description
| Synonym | Nominal scale |
|---|---|
| Definition | A result type that has a value set that expresses a given category with words or symbols |
| Scope | Attribute to nominal properties |
| Description | Nominal description has no magnitude, dimension or units. |
| Examples of value set |
Cerebrospinal fluid-Virus;taxon(procedure)=Human hepatitis A virus Urine-Urine;colour(procedure)=Red |
| Reference | Ferard, G. a.-A. (2016). Compendium of Terminology and Nomenclature of Properties in Clinical Laboratory Sciences : Recommendations 2016. Royal Society of Chemistry. doi:10.1039/9781782622451 |