relative counting

in nuclear chemistry
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.R05261
A measurement in which the activity of a test portion is derived from the ratio between the count rates observed for the test portion and for a radioactive source of known activity.
Source:
PAC, 1994, 66, 2513. (Nomenclature for radioanalytical chemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1994)) on page 2525 [Terms] [Paper]