real limit

the lower or upper value for a continuous variable measured on a ratio scale. For example, a test score of 95 has the lower real limit of 94.5 and the upper real limit of 95.4 since any value within that range will equal 95 when rounded to a whole number.

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electrode

n. an instrument with a positive-pole cathode and a negative-pole anode used to stimulate biological tissues electrically or record electrical activity in these tissues. Also called bipolar electrode. See also microelectrode.