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B: GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Pages 81-84

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... EDD Explosive detection device. This is an instrument which incorporates a single detection method to exploit one or more common physical property of explosive materials for detection purposes.
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... Parametric Testing Testing conducted to quantitatively measure critical performance parameters as a function of key variables. PD True probability of detection.
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... The test phase is followed by an analysis phase, which makes extensive use of statistical approaches to determine the values of measured parameters and the significance of the data. Terrorism Premeditated, politically motivated violence perpetrated against noncombatant targets by subnational groups or clandestine state agents, usually intended to influence an audience.
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