Physical Defect definition
Physical Defect means, with respect to a Probe Array, a defect in materials or workmanship of such Probe Array, or a defect in such Probe array resulting from the manufacture or handling of such Probe Array prior to delivery to the common carrier in accordance with Section 3.5, such that defect(s) are the cause of impaired hybridization of probe pairs, or any other impairment leading to materially aberrant Datapoints. Such determination must be made pursuant to Affymetrix' then current standard GeneChip expression assay protocols and Fabrication Verification Criteria that apply to such Probe Arrays.