sampling

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Synonyms: sapling, ambling, rambling, smiling, shambling, sailing, sapping, gambling, dappling, tamping, saddling

Antonyms: sapling, ambling, rambling, smiling, shambling, sailing, sapping, gambling, dappling, tamping, saddling

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Verb

1. {{infl of|en|sample||ing-form}}

Noun

1. The [[process]] or [[technique]] of [[obtaining]] a [[representative]] [[sample]].
2. {{lb|en|countable}} A [[sample]].
3. {{lb|en|statistics}} The [[analysis]] of a [[group]] by [[determining]] the [[characteristic]]s of a [[significant]] [[percentage]] of its [[member]]s [[chosen]] at [[random]].
4. {{lb|en|signal processing}} The [[measurement]], at [[regular]] [[interval]]s, of the [[amplitude]] of a [[varying]] [[waveform]] in [[order]] to [[convert]] it to [[digital]] [[form]].
5. {{lb|en|music}} The [[electronic]] [[splicing]] of pieces of previously [[recorded]] [[sound]] as part of a [[composition]], especially as part of [[hip-hop]] or [[electronic dance music]].

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