Samples fields: batch, set

See the component docs here: samples

These terms are used somewhat interchangeably. However, they mean discrete things to scientists, especially in processes that operate under 21 CFR 210.3

• batch

  • 21 CFR 210.3 definition: a specific quantity of a drug or other material that is intended to have uniform character and quality, within specified limits, and is produced according to a single manufacturing order during the same cycle of manufacture

  • It is a concept in drug development and more macro compared to set. Specifically, a batch is the amount of yielded by a single manufacturing operation, with uniform character and quality.

• set

  • Is a sequence representing a small group of items used in one transaction. An example from scientific usage involves a dissolution or solubility study; the “sample set” is the specific collection of tubes a scientist analyzes to obtain aggregate statistics about the sample (SD, mean/median, variability, etc)