sample (ˈsɑːmpəll
)
Definitions
noun
- a small part of anything, intended as representative of the whole; specimen
- ((as modifier) ⇒
a sample bottle
sampling statistics- 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
- ((as modifier) ⇒
sample distribution
verb
- (tr) to take a sample or samples of
- music
- to take a short extract from (one record) and mix it into a different backing track
- to record (a sound) and feed it into a computerized synthesizer so that it can be reproduced at any pitch
Word Origin
C13: from Old French essample, from Latin exemplumexampleSynonyms
View thesaurus entry=
specimen,
example,
trial,
model,
pattern,
instance,
representative,
demonstration,
indication,
illustration,
swatch,
exemplification,
=
test,
try,
check out,
experience,
taste,
examine,
evaluate,
inspect,
experiment with
appraise,
partake of,
= borrow from
rip off,
Translations
- British English:
sample
A sample of a substance or product is a small quantity of it, showing you what it is like.The designer will send you a folder containing samples of fabric, wallpaper and paint.ˈsɑːmpl NOUN The designer will send you a folder containing samples of fabric, wallpaper and paint.
- Spanish:
muestra
nf
- French:
échantillon
nm
- German:
Probe
nf
- Chinese: 样例 n
- Arabic: عَيِّنَة n
- Portuguese: amostra nf
- Russian: образец nm
- Croatian: uzorak nm
- Czech: vzorek nm
- Danish: prøve nutr
- Dutch: voorbeeld nnt
- Finnish: näyte n
- Greek: δείγμα nnt
- Italian: campione nm
- Japanese: 見本 n
- Korean: 샘플 n
- Norwegian: prøve nm
- Polish: próbka nf
- Brazilian Portuguese: amostra nf
- European Spanish:
muestra
nf
- Swedish: prov nnt
- Thai: ตัวอย่าง n
- Turkish: örnek n
- Vietnamese: mẫu n
Usage examples
Laboratories across the world would bid against each other for the smallest sample.
, Grace (1989)However, his second sample from the Tour of Spain was positive.
Cycling Weekly (2004)Discovering a fraud would largely depend on the location and extent of the fraud and how well the test sample is drawn.
Irish Times (2002)They will be identified only if the so-called B sample replicates the findings.
Glasgow Herald (2001)Dr Jeffreys found that the porter's blood did not match the three-year-old semen sample from Lynda's body.
, THE MEDICAL MYSTERIES E-OMNIBUS (2001)