artefact
General noun
A spurious feature in a result that arises from the method of measurement rather than from the phenomenon itself.
The apparent signal turned out to be an artefact of the way the samples had been frozen.
Medicine noun
An apparent finding produced by handling or processing rather than by the patient's true state.
The spurious result was dismissed as an artefact of delayed separation of the sample.
Business noun
A concrete work product, such as a plan, diagram or report, generated during a project.
Every phase produces a defined set of artefacts that the assurance team reviews before sign-off.
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