GIFSQ Tools · Module 12 — Sensory · Tool 236 of 500
Plan a sensory lexicon: terms per category, the share of terms with agreed definitions, and how many terms still need defining.
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Terms per category
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Defined (%)
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Terms still to define
Equation: Terms per category = total terms ÷ categories; Defined % = defined ÷ total × 100; Still to define = total − defined.
Method: ISO 13299:2016 descriptive profiling; ISO 11035 lexicon development for sensory analysis.
Assumptions: Terms are grouped into categories of roughly equal size; a term counts as defined only when the panel agrees its definition and reference.
Limitations: A planning summary only — it does not hold the term definitions themselves.
Rounding: Terms per category to 2 decimal places; percentages to 2 decimal places; counts are whole numbers.
This is a calculation aid, not a laboratory report — confirm against your accredited method before citing a value.
Method: ISO 13299:2016 descriptive profiling; ISO 11035 lexicon development for sensory analysis.
Assumptions: Terms are grouped into categories of roughly equal size; a term counts as defined only when the panel agrees its definition and reference.
Limitations: A planning summary only — it does not hold the term definitions themselves.
Rounding: Terms per category to 2 decimal places; percentages to 2 decimal places; counts are whole numbers.
This is a calculation aid, not a laboratory report — confirm against your accredited method before citing a value.
Worked example: 48 terms, 6 categories, 40 defined: 8.00 terms per category, 83.33% defined, 8 terms still to define.
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Tool 236 of 500 — GIFSQ
