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Repeatability

Extent of agreement between more than one result determined in the same place, by the same person, on the same equipment, in the same way, at similar times.

Also referenced in ASTM E1732-24ae1 Standard Terminology Relating to Forensic Science, ASTM E177-14 Standard Practice for Use of the Terms Precision and Bias in ASTM Test Methods.

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