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sam·ple (s

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.

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

sample [ˈsɑːmp^əl]

a. a small part of anything, intended as representative of the whole; specimen

b. (as modifier) a sample bottle

2. (Mathematics & Measurements / Statistics) 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

1. (tr) to take a sample or samples of

2. (Music / Pop Music) 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

[from Old French essample, from Latin exemplum example]

Sample a small quantity; an example.

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

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

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"

sample

noun

1. specimen, example, trial, model, pattern, instance, representative, demonstration, indication, illustration, swatch, exemplification We're giving away 2000 free samples.

2. cross section, test, sampling We based our analysis on a random sample of more than 200 males.

verb

test, try, check out (informal), experience, taste, examine, evaluate, inspect, experiment with, appraise, partake of We sampled a selection of different bottled waters.

adjective

1. test, trial, specimen, representative, pilot, illustrative Nearly 65 per cent of the sample population agreed with this statement.

2. specimen, test, trial, pilot, dummy Let's go through one more sample study to make sure you understand.

Translations

sample [ˈsɑːmpl]

A. N

1. (= example) → muestra f
send in a sample of your artwork → envíe una muestra de sus ilustraciones

2. (Med, Bot, Zool) [of substance] → muestra f
a blood/urine sample → una muestra de sangre/orina
to take a sample → tomar una muestra

3. (Comm) [of product] → muestra f
free sample → muestra f gratuita

B. VT

1. (= try out) [+ food, drink] → probar
the chance to sample a different way of life → la oportunidad de probar un modo de vida distinto

2. (= take samples) → tomar muestras de

3. (Statistics) → muestrear

C. CPD sample book N → muestrario m
sample pack N → paquete m de muestra
sample survey N → estudio m de muestras

sample [ˈsɑːmp^əl]

[product] → échantillon m
free sample → échantillon gratuit

(MEDICINE) → prélèvement m
a blood sample → un prélèvement de sang
to take a sample → prélever un échantillon
to take a sample of sb's blood → faire une prise de sang à qn

vt [+ food, wine] → goûter

sample

n (= example) → Beispiel nt → (of für); (for tasting, fig: of talent, behaviour) → Kostprobe f; (Comm, of cloth etc) → Muster nt; (of commodities, urine, blood etc) → Probe f; (Statistics) → (Zufalls)stichprobe f, → Sample nt; that’s a typical sample of her cooking → genau so kocht sie immer; up to sample (Comm) → mustergetreu; a representative sample of the population → eine repräsentative Auswahl aus der Bevölkerung; to take samples of somebody’s blood → bei jdm Blutproben machen; to take water samples → Wasserproben entnehmen

adj attr → Probe-; (esp Comm) → Muster-; sample collection → Mustersammlung f; a sample section of the population → eine Auswahl aus der Bevölkerung

wine, food → probieren, kosten; pleasures → kosten; atmosphere → testen; to sample wines → eine Weinprobe machen; the newspaper has sampled public opinion on this matter → die Zeitung hat die öffentliche Meinung in dieser Frage getestet

(Mus) → sampeln, samplen

sample:

sample book

n → Musterbuch nt

sample bottle

n → Probierflasche f

sample pack

n → Probepackung f

sample [ˈsɑːmpl]

1. n (gen) → campione m (fig) → saggio
to take a sample → prelevare un campione
to take a blood sample → fare un prelievo di sangue
free sample → campione omaggio

2. vt (food, wine) → assaggiare, degustare (fig) (experience) → provare (Market Research) (people) → usare come campione

3. adj (bottle) → campione inv
sample line/verse → esempio
sample selection → campioni mpl
sample copy → copia di saggio
sample survey → indagine f su campione

sample [ˈsɑːmpl]

1. n (gen) → campione m (fig) → saggio
to take a sample → prelevare un campione
to take a blood sample → fare un prelievo di sangue
free sample → campione omaggio

2. vt (food, wine) → assaggiare, degustare (fig) (experience) → provare (Market Research) (people) → usare come campione

3. adj (bottle) → campione inv
sample line/verse → esempio
sample selection → campioni mpl
sample copy → copia di saggio
sample survey → indagine f su campione

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. monster عَيِّنَه мостра ukázka; ukázkový prøve; prøve- die Probe, Probe-... δείγμα muestra näidis نمونه näyte échantillon דוּגמָה नमूना uzorak minta contoh sÿnishorn campione, modello 見本 표본 pavyzdys, bandinys, mėginys paraugs sampel specimen (vare)prøve; smaksprøve próbka amostra eşantion образец; проба vzorka; ukážka; vzorkový vzorec uzorak prov, varuprov ตัวอย่าง örnek, nümune 樣品 зразок, взірець نمونہ vật mẫu 样品

to test a sample of He sampled my cake. proe يَخْتَبِر عَيِّنَه пробвам zkusit; ochutnat prøve; prøvesmage probieren δοκιμάζω probar, degustar; catar (vino) proovima نمونه گرفتن از maistaa tester un échantillon לִבְחוֹן नमूना बनाना या लेना uzeti uzorak, iskušati mintát vesz (vmiből) mencicipi taka sÿnishorn af; prófa provare, assaggiare 試す 표본을 취하다 (iš)bandyti, paragauti paraudzīt; pārbaudīt merasa sampel proeven prøve, smake på próbować provar a testa un eşantion пробовать skúsiť; ochutnať vzeti vzorec uzeti uzorak smaka av, provsmaka ลองชิม tadına bakmak 品嚐 брати проби نمونے کو جانچنا یا پرکھنا lấy mẫu 尝试

sample → عينة vzorek prøve Probe δείγμα muestra näyte échantillon uzorak campione 見本 샘플 voorbeeld prøve próbka amostra образец prov ตัวอย่าง örnek mẫu 样例

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