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<term>
  <id>14106</id>
  <title>activity distribution</title>
  <longtitle>IUPAC Gold Book - activity distribution</longtitle>
  <doi>10.1351/goldbook.14106</doi>
  <code>14106</code>
  <status>current</status>
  <definitions>
    <item>
      <id>1</id>
      <text>Graphical representation of the number of samples present in each activity range.</text>
      <notes>
        <item>Often shown as a frequency distribution graph, it provides an overview of the screening results and typically allows the determination of the overall background signal and threshold for selection of actives.</item>
      </notes>
      <links>
        <item>
          <term>actives</term>
          <url>https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/14105</url>
        </item>
      </links>
      <sources>
        <item>PAC, 2011, 83, 1129. 'Glossary of terms used in biomolecular screening (IUPAC Recommendations 2011)' on page 1131 (https://doi.org/10.1351/PAC-REC-09-05-03)</item>
      </sources>
    </item>
  </definitions>
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  <citation>Citation: 'activity distribution' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.14106</citation>
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  <accessed>2026-06-27T15:20:31+00:00</accessed>
</term>
