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• test result that states that an analyte is present, when, in fact, it is not present or, is present in an amount less than a threshold or designated cut-off concentration.

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  American Psychological Association (APA)

  false positive. (n.d.). Glossary of Forensic Terms. Retrieved March 28, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/false-positive.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  false positive. www.adfs.alabama.gov. Glossary of Forensic Terms. Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/false-positive (accessed: March 28, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "false positive." Glossary of Forensic Terms. Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences. 28 March. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/false-positive.

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