Interference in which the analytical signal is influenced by a different mechanism than the analyte
e.g. the formation of non-dissociating species in emission
spectroscopy.
Source:
PAC, 1983, 55, 553
(Recommendations for the usage of selective, selectivity and related terms in analytical
chemistry)
on page 554
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