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ˈsɑːmpl

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noun
sample samples
  1. a small part or quantity intended to show what the whole is like

    "investigations involved analysing samples of handwriting"

    • a small amount of a food or other commodity, especially one given to a prospective customer

      "samples of products for evaluation"

    • a specimen taken for scientific testing or analysis

      "a urine sample"

    • a portion drawn from a population, the study of which is intended to lead to statistical estimates of the attributes of the whole population

      "they shared these characteristics with other women in the sample"

  2. a sound or piece of music created by sampling

    "piano samples"

verb
sample sampled samples sampling
  1. take a sample or samples of (something) for analysis

    "bone marrow cells were sampled"

    • try the qualities of (food or drink) by tasting it

      "it is a chance to sample probably the widest range of wines ever assembled"

    • get a representative experience of

      "sample some entertaining nights out in Liverpool"

  2. ascertain the momentary value of (an analogue signal) many times a second so as to convert the signal to digital form

    "the input signal must be sampled at twice its highest frequency"

    • record or extract (a small piece of music or sound) digitally for reuse as part of a composition or song

      "riffs sampled from other musicians"