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Sample

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Noun

1. sample

a small part of something intended as representative of the whole

2. sample, sample distribution, sampling

items selected at random from a population and used to test hypotheses about the population

3. sample

all or part of a natural object that is collected and preserved as an example of its class

Verb

4. sample, taste, try, try out

take a sample of

Example Sentences:
'Try these new crackers'
'Sample the regional dishes'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Sample

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noun
1. 
a. 
a small part of anything, intended as representative of the whole; specimen
b. 
(as modifier)
a sample bottle
2. Also called: sampling statistics
a. 
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
b. 
(as modifier)
sample distribution
verb
3. (transitive)
to take a sample or samples of
4. music
a. 
to take a short extract from (one record) and mix it into a different backing track
b. 
to record (a sound) and feed it into a computerized synthesizer so that it can be reproduced at any pitch

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Sample

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noun
1. 
a part, piece, or item taken or shown as representative of a whole thing, group, species, etc.; specimen; pattern
samples of wallpaper
2. 
an illustration; example
a sample of his humor
3. 
a small amount of sound, music, etc. taken from one context, digitized and recorded, edited, and used again in another context
4.  US, Statistics
a selected segment of a population studied to gain knowledge of the whole
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈsampled or ˈsampling
5. 
to take a sample or samples of, as for testing quality
6. 
to digitize and record (small amounts of sound, music, etc.) for editing and using again in another context

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Sample

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n.
1.
a. A portion, piece, or segment that is representative of a whole: showed samples of a new stretch fabric.
b. A specimen taken for analysis or testing: a blood sample; a water sample.
2. Statistics A set of data or elements drawn from a larger population and analyzed to estimate the characteristics of that population. Also called sampling.
3.
a. A usually digitized audio segment taken from an original recording and inserted, often repetitively, in a new recording.
b. One of a series of pieces of data representing a digitized approximation of an analog signal.
tr.v. sam·pled, sam·pling, sam·ples
1. To take a sample of, especially to test or examine by a sample: the restaurant critic who must sample a little of everything.
2.
a. To use or incorporate (an audio segment of an original recording) in a new recording: a song that samples the bassline of a 1970s disco tune.
b. To represent the value of (an analog signal) at a particular point in time by means of a piece of digital data.
adj.
Serving as a representative or example: sample test questions; a sample piece of fabric.

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