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sample
ˈsɑːmp(ə)l Listen
Meanings
noun
  • a small part or quantity intended to show what the whole is like.
    E.g. investigations involved analysing samples of handwriting
  • a sound or piece of music created by sampling.
    E.g. piano samples
verb
  • take a sample or samples of (something) for analysis.
    E.g. bone marrow cells were sampled
  • ascertain the momentary value of (an analogue signal) many times a second so as to convert the signal to digital form.
    E.g. the input signal must be sampled at twice its highest frequency

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