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value
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value /val·ue/ (val´u) a measure of worth or efficiency or of the activity, concentration, etc., of something.
normal values  the range in concentration of specific substances found in normal healthy tissues, secretions, etc.
P value , p value the probability of obtaining by chance a result at least as extreme as that observed, even when the null hypothesis is true and no real difference exists; if it is = 0.05 the sample results are usually deemed statistically significant and the null hypothesis rejected.
reference values  a set of values of a quantity measured in the clinical laboratory that characterize a specified population in a defined state of health.

val·ue (vly)
n.
1. A principle, standard, or quality considered worthwhile or desirable.
2. An assigned or calculated numerical quantity.

value
a measure of worth or efficiency; a quantitative measurement of the activity, concentration, etc., of specific substances.

absolute value
the size of an observation or measurement regardless of its sign.
expected value
an estimate of the value of a population parameter, which would be achieved by sampling an infinite number of times.
normal v's
the range in concentration of specific substances found in normal healthy tissues, secretions, etc.

value 1. The worth of a thing 2. A quantity. See Added value, Biological value, Ceiling value, Comparison value, Critical value, CT value, Daily value, Ethical value, Expected value, Fair market value, Knucvalue, Log-transformed value, Negative predictive value, Panic value, Positive predictive value, Predictive value, Q value, R value, Reference value, Supplementary assigned value, Z value.
VALUE Cardiology A series of multinational M&M trials–Valsartan Antihypertensive Long-term Use Evaluation comparing valsartan–Diovan® to a CCB, amlodipine in treating high-risk Pts with HTN. See Valsartan.


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