sample

Plural: samples

Noun

• a small part of something intended as representative of the whole
• items selected at random from a population and used to test hypotheses about the population
• all or part of a natural object that is collected and preserved as an example of its class
• A part or snippet of something taken or presented for inspection, or shown as evidence of the quality of the whole; a specimen.
• A subset or portion of a population that is systematically selected for measurement, observation, or questioning, with the objective of generating statistical information that accurately reflects the characteristics of the entire population.
• A small quantity of food for tasting, typically given away for free.
• A small piece of some goods, for determining quality, colour, etc., typically given away for free.
• Gratuitous borrowing of easily recognised phases (or moments) from other music (or movies) in a recording.
• Example; pattern.

Verb

Verb Forms: sampled, sampling, samples

• To test or examine a representative portion of something larger.
• take a sample of
  • "Sample the regional dishes"
• To take or to test a sample or samples of.
• To reduce a continuous signal (such as a sound wave) to a discrete signal.
• To reuse a portion of (an existing sound recording) in a new piece of music.
• To make or show something similar to a sample.

Examples

• a blood sample
• Before making a final play, a good Scrabble player will SAMPLE several options.
• Large samples are generally more reliable than small samples due to having less variability.

Synonyms

sample distribution, sampling, taste, try, try out, example, specimen

Anagrams of sample