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sample

[ sam-puhl, sahm- ]

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noun

a small part of anything or one of a number, intended to show the quality, style, or nature of the whole; specimen.
Statistics. a subset of a population:
to study a sample of the total population.
a sound of short duration, as a musical tone or a drumbeat, digitally stored in a synthesizer for playback.

, sam·pled, sam·pling.

sample

/ ˈsɑːmpəl /

1. a small part of anything, intended as representative of the whole; specimen
2. ( as modifier )
  a sample bottle
Also calledsampling statistics
1. a set of individuals or items selected from a population for analysis to yield estimates of, or to test hypotheses about, parameters of the whole population. A biased sample is one in which the items selected share some property which influences their distribution, while a random sample is devised to avoid any such interference so that its distribution is affected only by, and so can be held to represent, that of the whole population See also matched sample
2. ( as modifier )
  sample distribution

tr to take a sample or samples of
music
1. to take a short extract from (one record) and mix it into a different backing track
2. to record (a sound) and feed it into a computerized synthesizer so that it can be reproduced at any pitch

sample

In statistics , a group drawn from a larger population and used to estimate the characteristics of the whole population.

Opinion polls use small groups of people, often selected at random, as a sample of the opinions of the general public.

inter·sample noun adjective verb (used with object) intersampled intersampling
mis·sample verb missampled missampling
re·sample verb (used with object) resampled resampling

Origin of sample¹

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English word from Old French word essample. See example

Origin of sample¹

C13: from Old French essample, from Latin exemplum example

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