What does sample mean?
Definitions for sample
ˈsæm pəl, ˈsɑm-sam·ple
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word sample.
Princeton's WordNet
sample(noun)
a small part of something intended as representative of the whole
sample distribution, sample, sampling(noun)
items selected at random from a population and used to test hypotheses about the population
sample(verb)
all or part of a natural object that is collected and preserved as an example of its class
sample, try, try out, taste(verb)
take a sample of
"Try these new crackers"; "Sample the regional dishes"
Wiktionary
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.
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.
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.
sample(Noun)
Example; pattern.
"Thus he concludes, and every hardy knight His sample followed." -Fairfax.
Etymology: sample, asaumple, essample, example, from exemplum.
sample(Verb)
To make or show something similar to; to match.
Etymology: sample, asaumple, essample, example, from exemplum.
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.
sample(Verb)
To reduce a continuous signal (such as a sound wave) to a discrete signal.
Etymology: sample, asaumple, essample, example, from exemplum.
sample(Verb)
To reuse a portion of (an existing sound recording) in a new song.
Etymology: sample, asaumple, essample, example, from exemplum.
Webster Dictionary
Sample(noun)
example; pattern
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
Sample(verb)
to make or show something similar to; to match
Sample(verb)
to take or to test a sample or samples of; as, to sample sugar, teas, wools, cloths
Freebase
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
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
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'sample' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2336
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'sample' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3265
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'sample' in Nouns Frequency: #657
Anagrams for sample »
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of sample in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of sample in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of sample in a Sentence
The athlete has been notified and given the right to get his B Sample tested.
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.
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.
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.
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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- عينةArabic
- nümunəAzerbaijani
- узо́рBelarusian
- mostra, tastCatalan, Valencian
- vzorek, vzorkovatCzech
- prøveDanish
- probieren, Probe, Muster, kostenGerman
- δείγμα, δειγματίζωGreek
- prov-ekzemplero, specimenoEsperanto
- ejemplar, muestra, samplear, pruebaSpanish
- laginBasque
- نمونه, اشانتیونPersian
- [[tehdä]] [[samanlainen]], näyte, sämplätä, otos, [[näyttää]] samanlainen, maistiainen, [[ottaa]] [[näyte]], [[ottaa]] [[näytteitä]]Finnish
- échantillon, échantillonner, extrait, goûter, exempleFrench
- tástáilIrish
- sampallScottish Gaelic
- नमूनाHindi
- echantiyonHaitian Creole
- mintaHungarian
- mencicipiIndonesian
- campione, assaggioItalian
- לִטעוֹםHebrew
- サンプル, 試す, 見本Japanese
- 견본Korean
- exemplumLatin
- potaMāori
- monsterDutch
- prøve, sample, eksempel, ta prøve avNorwegian
- próbaPolish
- amostraPortuguese
- mostrăRomanian
- экземпляр, пробовать, проба, попробовать, образецRussian
- varuprov, gratisprov, provbit, försmak, stickprov, smakprov, provsmakning, urval, prov, smakbitSwedish
- மாதிரிTamil
- намунаTajik
- ลองThai
- örnek, örneklemTurkish
- 样品Chinese
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