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What does a 98.4% purity with a chromatogram attached let me conclude?

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The specifics, since they change the answer: 98.4% · chromatogram.

I want to understand what this actually establishes, as opposed to what it is being used to imply.

My concern is that I am being invited to draw a conclusion the data does not support.

What does this actually establish, and what does it not?

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