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What does a 98.8% purity with a lot-specific certificate attached let me conclude?

Asked 18 Apr 2026Modified 3 months agoViewed 5.6k times
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Details up front: 98.8% · lot-specific certificate.

This is presented as though it settles something, and I am not convinced it does.

I have two documents that appear to disagree, which is what prompted this.

What is the correct interpretation, and what is the common misreading?

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