Short for coefficient of variation, expressed as a percentage. On the line it most often means basis weight variation, measured by an online scanner or by cutting and weighing a grid of samples. A low CV means even coverage, which matters for barrier, opacity and print, and many buyers put a CV limit in the spec next to the average weight.
Heard on the job
Weight CV jumped to 6 percent after the die cleaning, something is off in the air profile.
Also heard as
- coefficient of variation