| sample | (n) a small part of something intended as representative of the whole |
| sample | (n) all or part of a natural object that is collected and preserved as an example of its class |
| sample | (v) take a sample of, Syn. taste, try out, try, Example: Try these new crackers; Sample the regional dishes |
| sample distribution | (n) items selected at random from a population and used to test hypotheses about the population, Syn. sample, sampling |
| sampler | (n) an assortment of various samples, Example: a candy sampler; a sampler of French poets |
| sampler | (n) a piece of embroidery demonstrating skill with various stitches |
| sampling | (n) (statistics) the selection of a suitable sample for study |
| sampling | (n) measurement at regular intervals of the amplitude of a varying waveform (in order to convert it to digital form) |
| sampling frequency | (n) (telecommunication) the frequency of sampling a continuously varying signal |
| sampling rate | (n) (telecommunication) the frequency of sampling per unit time |
| Sample | n. [ OE. sample, asaumple, OF. essample, example, fr. L. exemplum. See Example, and cf. Ensample, Sampler. ] Thus he concludes, and every hardy knight I design this but for a sample of what I hope more fully to discuss. Woodward. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Sample | v. t. |
| Sampler | n. [ See Exampler, Exemplar. ] Susie dear, bring your sampler and Mrs. Schumann will show you how to make that W you bothered over. E. E. Hale. [ 1913 Webster ] |