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sampling

[sam-pling, sahm-]

sam·pling

[sam-pling, sahm-]
noun
1.
the act or process of selecting a sample for testing, analyzing, etc.
2.
the sample so selected.

Origin:
1630–40; sample + -ing1

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Sampling is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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sam·ple

[sam-puhl, sahm-] noun, adjective, verb, sam·pled, sam·pling.
noun
1.
a small part of anything or one of a number, intended to show the quality, style, or nature of the whole; specimen.
2.
Statistics. a subset of a population: to study a sample of the total population.
3.
a sound of short duration, as a musical tone or a drumbeat, digitally stored in a synthesizer for playback.
adjective
4.
serving as a specimen: a sample piece of cloth.
verb (used with object)
5.
to take a sample or samples of; test or judge by a sample.

Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English < Old French essample. See example

in·ter·sam·ple, noun, adjective, verb (used with object), in·ter·sam·pled, in·ter·sam·pling.
mis·sam·ple, verb, mis·sam·pled, mis·sam·pling.
re·sam·ple, verb (used with object), re·sam·pled, re·sam·pling.


1. See example.

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sampling (ˈsɑːmplɪŋ)
 
n
1.  the process of selecting a random sample
2.  a variant of sample
3.  the process of taking a short extract from (a record) and mixing it into a different backing track
4.  a process in which a continuous electrical signal is approximately represented by a series of discrete values, usually regularly spaced

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sampling definition

DSP
The process of taking a sample of a signal at evenly spaced intervals of time. This is the first step in Digital Signal Processing.
(2001-06-06)

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