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sample

UK/ˈsɑːm.pəl/ US/ˈsam.pəl/ common
noun (3) verb (1)

noun

1.
2.

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

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3.

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

verb

1.

take a sample of

  • “Try these new crackers”
  • “Sample the regional dishes”
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Origin

Inherited from Middle English saumple, sample, from Old French essample (“example”), from Latin exemplum. Doublet of example and exemplum.

Phrases

  • blood sample
  • convenience sample
  • core sample
  • engineering sample
  • grab sample
  • random sample
  • sample chain
  • sample function

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