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mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">assay scales</topic></authority><related type="other"><topic>assaying</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>assays</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>assayers</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>weighing devices by function</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>assay balance</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>assay balances</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>assay scale</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>balance, assay</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>balances, assay</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>scales, assay</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Weighing devices used in the process of determining components of a material, as in the percentage of pure metal in a specimen of ore, bullion, or alloy. ]]></note></mads>