About The Word Sample
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Sample
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What's The Definition Of Sample?
[n] a small part of something intended as representative of the whole
[n] items selected from a population and used to test hypotheses about the population [n] all or part of a natural object that is collected and preserved as an example of its class [adj] serving as typical examples; "a sample question" [v] take a sample of; "Try these new crackers"; "Sample the regional dishes" Synonyms | Synonyms for Sample: sample distribution | taste | try | try out | typical Related Terms | Find terms related to Sample: See Also | consume | core | coupon | degust | distribution | example | grab sample | have | illustration | ingest | instance | natural object | proportional sample | random sample | representative | representative sample | specimen | statistical distribution | stratified sample | take | take in | tasting Sample In Webster's Dictionary \Sam"ple\, n. [OE. sample, asaumple, OF. essample,
example, fr. L. exemplum. See {Example}, and cf. {Ensample},
{Sampler}.]
1. Example; pattern. [Obs.] --Spenser. ``A sample to the
youngest.'' --Shak.
Thus he concludes, and every hardy knight His sample
followed. --Fairfax.
2. 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.
I design this but for a sample of what I hope more
fully to discuss. --Woodward.
Syn: Specimen; example. See {Specimen}.
\Sam"ple\, v. t. 1. To make or show something similar to; to match. --Bp. Hall. 2. To take or to test a sample or samples of; as, to sample sugar, teas, wools, cloths. |
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