Designation:E1732−12StandardTerminologyRelatingtoForensicScience1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationE1732;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisisacompilationoftermsandcorrespondingdefinitionsusedintheforensicsciences.Legalorscientifictermsthataregenerallyunderstoodordefinedadequatelyinotherreadilyavailablesourcesmaynotbeincluded.1.2Adefinitionisasinglesentencewithadditionalinfor-mationincludedinaDiscussion.Itisreviewedeveryfiveyears,andtheyearoflastrevieworrevisionisappended.1.3DefinitionsidenticaltothosepublishedbyanotherstandardsorganizationorASTMcommitteeareidentifiedwiththeabbreviationofthenameoftheorganizationortheidentifyingdocumentandASTMcommittee;forexample,ASMEistheAmericanSocietyofMechanicalEngineering.21.4Definitionsoftermsspecifictoaparticularfieldareidentifiedwithanabbreviation.32.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:4E177PracticeforUseoftheTermsPrecisionandBiasinASTMTestMethodsE456TerminologyRelatingtoQualityandStatisticsE1187TerminologyRelatingtoConformityAssessment(Withdrawn2006)5E1301GuideforProficiencyTestingbyInterlaboratoryComparisons(Withdrawn2012)5E1402GuideforSamplingDesignE2161TerminologyRelatingtoPerformanceValidationinThermalAnalysis2.2ISOStandards:6ISO3534:1993(E/F)Statistics—VocabularyandSymbolsPart1:ProbabilityandGeneralStatisticalTermsPart2:StatisticalQualityControlISO9000:2005(E)StandardQualityManagementSystems—FundamentalsandVocabularyISOGuide2GeneralTermsandTheirDefinitionsRelatingtoStandardizingActivitiesISOGuide30TermsandDefinitionsUsedinConnectionwithReferenceMaterialsISOGuide35ReferenceMaterials—GeneralandStatisticalPrinciplesforCertificationISOGUMGuidetotheExpressionofUncertaintyinMea-surement(GUM)2.3OtherSources:EURACHEMTheFitnessforPurposeofAnalyticalMethods,EURACHEMWorkingGroup,Eng...
