sample

sam·ple

(săm′pəl)

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.

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.

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.

[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

(ˈsɑːmpəl)

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

b. (as modifier): a sample bottle.

2. (Statistics) 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.

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

4. (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

[C13: from Old French essample, from Latin exemplum example]

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sam•ple

(ˈsæm pəl, ˈsɑm-)

n., adj., v. -pled, -pling. n.

1. a small part of or a selection from something, intended to show the quality, style, or nature of the whole; specimen.

2. Statistics. a subset of a population.

3. a sound of short duration, as a musical tone or a drumbeat, digitally stored in a synthesizer for playback.

adj.

4. serving as a specimen: a sample piece of cloth.

v.t.

5. to take a sample of; test or judge by a sample.

[1250–1300; Middle English < Old French essample. See example]

Sample

a small quantity; an example.

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

sample

Past participle: sampled
Gerund: sampling

Imperative
sample
sample

Present
I sample
you sample
he/she/it samples
we sample
you sample
they sample

Preterite
I sampled
you sampled
he/she/it sampled
we sampled
you sampled
they sampled

Present Continuous
I am sampling
you are sampling
he/she/it is sampling
we are sampling
you are sampling
they are sampling

Present Perfect
I have sampled
you have sampled
he/she/it has sampled
we have sampled
you have sampled
they have sampled

Past Continuous
I was sampling
you were sampling
he/she/it was sampling
we were sampling
you were sampling
they were sampling

Past Perfect
I had sampled
you had sampled
he/she/it had sampled
we had sampled
you had sampled
they had sampled

Future
I will sample
you will sample
he/she/it will sample
we will sample
you will sample
they will sample

Future Perfect
I will have sampled
you will have sampled
he/she/it will have sampled
we will have sampled
you will have sampled
they will have sampled

Future Continuous
I will be sampling
you will be sampling
he/she/it will be sampling
we will be sampling
you will be sampling
they will be sampling

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been sampling
you have been sampling
he/she/it has been sampling
we have been sampling
you have been sampling
they have been sampling

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been sampling
you will have been sampling
he/she/it will have been sampling
we will have been sampling
you will have been sampling
they will have been sampling

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been sampling
you had been sampling
he/she/it had been sampling
we had been sampling
you had been sampling
they had been sampling

Conditional
I would sample
you would sample
he/she/it would sample
we would sample
you would sample
they would sample

Past Conditional
I would have sampled
you would have sampled
he/she/it would have sampled
we would have sampled
you would have sampled
they would have sampled

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

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.

verb

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

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sample

noun

1. One that is representative of a group or class:

2. A limited or anticipatory experience:

Translations

عَيِّنَةعَيِّنَهيَخْتَبِر عَيِّنَه

ochutnatukázkaukázkovývzorekvzorkovat

prøveprøvesmage

näyte

uzorak

mintát vesz

sÿnishorntaka sÿnishorn af; prófa

見本

샘플

bandinysmėginysparagauti

paraudzītparaugspārbaudīt

ukážkový

primerekvzorec

prov

ตัวอย่าง

örnektadına bakmaknümune

mẫu

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sample

[ˈsɑːmp^əl]

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

(Mus) → sampeln, samplen

sample

sample bottle

n → Probierflasche f

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sample

(ˈsaːmpl) noun

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.

verb

to test a sample of. He sampled my cake.

sample

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

sam·ple

n. espécimen, muestra;

v. probar; sacar o tomar una muestra.