sample

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Synonyms: ample, simple, semple, cample, hample, xample, sampe, sampie, stample

Antonyms: ample, simple, semple, cample, hample, xample, sampe, sampie, stample

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Noun

1. A [[part]] or [[snippet]] of something taken or presented for inspection, or shown as evidence of the quality of the whole; a [[specimen]].
2. {{lb|en|statistics}} A [[subset]] or [[portion]] of a population that is [[system]]atically [[select]]ed for measurement, observation, or questioning, with the objective of generating statistical information that accurately reflects the [[characteristic]]s of the entire population.
3. {{lb|en|cooking}} A small quantity of food for tasting, typically given away for free.
4. {{lb|en|business}} A small piece of some goods, for determining quality, colour, etc., typically given away for free.
5. {{lb|en|music}} A borrowing of easily recognised phases (or moments) from other music (or movies) in a recording.
6. {{lb|en|obsolete}} [[example|Example]]; [[pattern]].

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To take or to test a sample or samples of.
2. {{lb|en|transitive|signal processing}} To reduce a [[continuous]] [[signal]] (such as a [[sound wave]]) to a [[discrete]] signal.
3. {{lb|en|music|transitive}} To reuse a portion of (an existing [[sound recording]]) in a new piece of music.
4. {{lb|en|transitive|computer graphics}} To make or show something similar to a sample.

Proper noun

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