Terminology Service for NFDI4Health
assay
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A planned process with the objective to produce information about some evaluant
An assay is a process with the objective to create as an output information about a material entity (bearing evaluant role).
A planned process with the objective to produce information about the material entity that is the evaluant, by physically examining it or its proxies.
Term info
Label
assay
Synonyms
- assay
- measuring
- scientific observation
EFO URI
http://www.ebi.ac.uk/efo/EFO_0001455
IAO 0000111
assay
IAO 0000118
measuring, scientific observation
IAO 0000119
OBI branch derived
OBI 0001847
study assay
OBI 9991118
any method
definition citation
OBI_0000070
editor note
12/3/12: BP: the reference to the 'physical examination' is included to point out that a prediction is not an assay, as that does not require physical examiniation.
example of usage
A hybridization on a microarray., Assay the wavelength of light emitted by excited Neon atoms. Count of geese flying over a house.
has curation status
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/IAO_0000122
source definition
A planned process with the objective to produce information about some evaluant
term editor
PlanAndPlannedProcess Branch, James Malone