Definitions for sample
ˈsæm pəl, ˈsɑm-sam·ple

Princeton's WordNet(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. sample(noun)

   a small part of something intended as representative of the whole

2. sample distribution, sample, sampling(noun)

   items selected at random from a population and used to test hypotheses about the population

3. sample(verb)

   all or part of a natural object that is collected and preserved as an example of its class

4. sample, try, try out, taste(verb)

   take a sample of

   "Try these new crackers"; "Sample the regional dishes"

Wiktionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. sample(Noun)

   A part of anything taken or presented for inspection, or shown as evidence of the quality of the whole; a specimen; as, goods are often purchased by samples.

   "I design this but for a sample of what I hope more fully to discuss." -Woodward.

   Etymology: sample, asaumple, essample, example, from exemplum.

2. sample(Noun)

   A subset of a population selected for measurement, observation or questioning, to provide statistical information about the population.

   "...it is possible it [the Anglo-Saxon race] might stand second to the Scandinavian countries [in average height] if a fair sample of their population were obtained." Francis Galton et al. (1883). Final Report of the Anthropometric Committee, Report of the British Association for the Advancement of Science, p. 269.

   Etymology: sample, asaumple, essample, example, from exemplum.

3. sample(Noun)

   Gratuitous borrowing of easily recognised phases (or moments) from other music (or movies) in a recording, used to emphasize a particular point by implying a certain context.

   Etymology: sample, asaumple, essample, example, from exemplum.

4. sample(Noun)

   Example; pattern.

   "Thus he concludes, and every hardy knight His sample followed." -Fairfax.

   Etymology: sample, asaumple, essample, example, from exemplum.

5. sample(Verb)

   To make or show something similar to; to match.

   Etymology: sample, asaumple, essample, example, from exemplum.

6. sample(Verb)

   To take or to test a sample or samples of; as, to sample sugar, teas, wool, cloth.

   Etymology: sample, asaumple, essample, example, from exemplum.

7. sample(Verb)

   To reduce a continuous signal (such as a sound wave) to a discrete signal.

   Etymology: sample, asaumple, essample, example, from exemplum.

8. sample(Verb)

   To reuse a portion of (an existing sound recording) in a new song.

   Etymology: sample, asaumple, essample, example, from exemplum.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Sample(noun)

   example; pattern

2. Sample(noun)

   a part of anything presented for inspection, or shown as evidence of the quality of the whole; a specimen; as, goods are often purchased by samples

3. Sample(verb)

   to make or show something similar to; to match

4. Sample(verb)

   to take or to test a sample or samples of; as, to sample sugar, teas, wools, cloths

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Sample

   In statistics and quantitative research methodology, a data sample is a set of data collected and/or selected from a population by a defined procedure.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Sample

   sam′pl, n. a specimen: a part to show the quality of the whole: an example.—v.t. to make up samples of: to place side by side with: to match: to test by examination.—ns. Sam′pler, one who makes up samples (in compounds, as wool-sampler); Sam′ple-room, a room where samples are shown: (slang) a grog-shop; Sam′ple-scale, an accurately balanced lever-scale for weighing ten-thousandths of a pound. [Short for esample, from O. Fr. essample—L. exemplum, example.]

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'sample' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2336

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'sample' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3265

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'sample' in Nouns Frequency: #657

Anagrams for sample »

1. maples

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of sample in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of sample in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of sample in a Sentence

1. Navin Agarwal:

   The athlete has been notified and given the right to get his B Sample tested.

2. Secret Service:

   On Monday 3/16/15, an envelope was received at the White House Mail Screening Facility. Initial Biological testing was negative; however, on 03/17/15, the chemical testing returned a presumptive positive for cyanide, the sample was transported to another facility to confirm the results.

3. Tiger Woods:

   I had surgery last year and I haven't played hardly at all, this is my 11th event for the year. It's not a real big sample size.

4. Joseph Palamar:

   The importance is that we are able to draw attention to this dangerous drug right now, we finally have prevalence estimates on a national sample, which hasn't been done yet.

5. Nathan Grubaugh:

   We simplified the test so that it only costs a couple of dollars for reagents, and we expect that labs will only charge about $ 10 per sample.

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