noun
boundary sample; limit sample; minimum acceptance sample
Technical term used in quality control and manufacturing to define the worst acceptable quality of a product. It serves as a reference for inspection and acceptance decisions.
限度見本を基準に、製品の合否を判断します。
We judge product acceptance based on the boundary sample.
この限度見本より傷が多い場合は不合格です。
If there are more scratches than this limit sample, it is rejected.
Compound of 限度 (limit) and 見本 (sample). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is conventionally used in industrial quality control contexts.