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Lower Control Limit (LCL)

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Lower Control Limit (LCL) - definitions

Lower control limit - The lowest acceptable value or characteristic in a set of items deemed to be of acceptable quality. Together with the upper control limit, it specifies the boundaries of acceptable variability in an item to meet quality specifications.

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Source: Larry English, http://www.iaidq.com/main/glossary.shtml External, 02-Feb-2009 10:27


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Lower control limit (LCL)Control limit for points below the central line in a control chart.

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Source: American Society for Quality, 02 October 2010 09:36:48, http://www.asq.org/glossary/ External


LCL - Lower Control Limit (note different from LSL): similar to Upper Control Limit (q.v.) but representing a downwards 3 x sigma deviation from the mean value of a variable.

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Source: iSixSigma, 31 January 2011 09:09:37, https:web.archive.org/web/20111109014246/http:www.isixsigma.com/index.php?option=com_glossary External


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