National Cancer Institute (source definition)
Potentiometry
An electroanalytical technique in which the electrical potential of a solution is measured to determine the composition of the sample, by comparing the constant potential of the reference electrode with the actual potential of the indicator electrode.
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What it is
An electroanalytical technique in which the electrical potential of a solution is measured to determine the composition of the sample, by comparing the constant potential of the reference electrode with the actual potential of the indicator electrode.
Source: National Cancer Institute, NCI Thesaurus 26.09d, C142343. NCI definition, reproduced without modification under CC BY 4.0.
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