sample

sam·ple  (smpl)

n.

1.

a. A portion, piece, or segment that is representative of a whole.

b. An entity that is representative of a class; a specimen. See Synonyms at example.

2. Statistics A set of elements drawn from and analyzed to estimate the characteristics of a population. Also called sampling.

3. A usually digitized audio segment taken from an original recording and inserted, often repetitively, in a new recording.

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. To use or incorporate (an audio segment of an original recording) in a new recording: a song that samples the bass line of a 1970s disco tune.

adj.

Serving as a representative or example: sample test questions; a sample piece of fabric.

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[Partly Middle English (from Anglo-Norman) and partly short for Middle English ensample (from Anglo-Norman), both from Latin exemplum; see example.]

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sample

Noun

a small part of anything, taken as being representative of a whole

Verb

[-pling, -pled]

1. to take a sample or samples of

2. 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 [Latin exemplum]

sampling n

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Sample a small quantity; an example.

Examples: sample of ingenuity, 1706; sample of salesmen—Lipton, 1970.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	sample - a small part of something intended as representative of the whole example, instance, illustration, representative - an item of information that is typical of a class or group; "this patient provides a typical example of the syndrome"; "there is an example on page 10" coupon - a test sample of some substance cross section - a sample meant to be representative of a whole population grab sample - a single sample or measurement taken at a specific time or over as short a period as feasible random sample - a sample grabbed at random tasting - a small amount (especially of food or wine)
	2.	sample - items selected at random from a population and used to test hypotheses about the population sample distribution, sampling acceptance sampling - a statistical procedure for accepting or rejecting a batch of merchandise or documents; involves determining the maximum number of defects discovered in a sample before the entire batch is rejected distribution, statistical distribution - (statistics) an arrangement of values of a variable showing their observed or theoretical frequency of occurrence statistics - a branch of applied mathematics concerned with the collection and interpretation of quantitative data and the use of probability theory to estimate population parameters random sample - a sample in which every element in the population has an equal chance of being selected proportional sample, representative sample, stratified sample - the population is divided into strata and a random sample is taken from each stratum
	3.	sample - all or part of a natural object that is collected and preserved as an example of its class natural object - an object occurring naturally; not made by man specimen - a bit of tissue or blood or urine that is taken for diagnostic purposes; "they collected a urine specimen for urinalysis" core - a cylindrical sample of soil or rock obtained with a hollow drill
Verb	1.	sample - take a sample of; "Try these new crackers"; "Sample the regional dishes" taste, try, try out ingest, consume, have, take in, take - serve oneself to, or consume regularly; "Have another bowl of chicken soup!"; "I don't take sugar in my coffee" degust - taste with relish; "degust this wonderful soup"

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sample

noun 1. specimen, example, model, pattern, instance, representative, indication, illustration, exemplification

noun 2. cross section, test, sampling

verb 3. test, try, check out (informal) experience, taste, examine, evaluate, inspect, experiment with, appraise, partake of

Translations

sample [ˈsɑːmpl] n → muestra

vt [+ food, wine] → probar;

to take a sample → tomar una muestra;

free sample → muestra gratuita

sample [ˈsɑːmpl] n → échantillon m;

(Med) → prélèvement m

vt [+ food, wine] → goûter;

to take a sample → prélever un échantillon;

free sample → échantillon gratuit

sample [ˈsɑːmpl] n → Probe f;

(of merchandise) → Probe f, Muster nt

vt → probieren;

to take a sample → eine Stichprobe machen;

free sample → kostenlose Probe

sample [ˈsɑːmpl] n → campione m

vt [+ food] → assaggiare [+ wine]; degustare;

to take a sample → prelevare un campione;

free sample → campione omaggio

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sample

n sample [ˈsaːmpl]

a part taken from something to show the quality of the whole samples of the artist's work; (also adjective ) a sample tube of ointment.monsterعَيِّنَهмостраukázka; ukázkovýprøve; prøve-die Probe, Probe-...δείγμαmuestranäidisنمونهnäyteéchantillonדוּגמָהनमूनाuzorakmintacontohsÿnishorncampione, modello見本견본, 표본pavyzdys, bandinys, mėginysparaugssampelspecimen(vare)prøve; smaksprøvepróbkaamostraeşantionобразец; пробаvzorka; ukážka; vzorkovývzorecuzorakprov, varuprovตัวอย่างörnek, nümune樣品зразок, взірецьنمونہvật mẫu样品

v

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