Glossary Term
Calibration
Performance MetricsEN
Definition
The act of checking or adjusting (by comparison with a standard) the accuracy of a measuring instrument.
Extended Notes
Source: National Cancer Institute, NCI Thesaurus 26.09d, C69187. NCI definition, reproduced without modification under CC BY 4.0. Source identity and definition checked automatically on 2026-10-18. No individual clinical interpretation or human reviewer is asserted.
Also Known As
Calibration
References
- NCI Thesaurus 26.09d — Calibration (C69187)
- Source: National Cancer Institute, NCI Thesaurus 26.09d, C69187. NCI definition, reproduced without modification under CC BY 4.0.
- Homogeneity-Pursuit Calibration of Item Response Theory Models with Limited Samples and Sparse Response Data. — Multivariate Behav Res, 2026-10-16 (PMID 42885426; literature)