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subsample

[ noun suhb-sam-puhl; verb suhb-sam-puhl ]

noun

  1. a specimen from or a small part of a sample.


verb (used with object)

, sub·sam·pled, sub·sam·pling.
  1. to take a subsample of.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of subsample1

First recorded in 1895–1900; sub- + sample

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Example Sentences

The adult subsample of hunter-kills also contained a higher percentage of males (66 percent : 34 percent).

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