| example | | |
| n. (cognition) | 1. example, illustration, instance, representative | an item of information that is typical of a class or group.; "this patient provides a typical example of the syndrome"; "there is an example on page 10" |
| ~ information | knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction. |
| ~ apology, excuse | a poor example.; "it was an apology for a meal"; "a poor excuse for an automobile" |
| ~ exception | an instance that does not conform to a rule or generalization.; "all her children were brilliant; the only exception was her last child"; "an exception tests the rule" |
| ~ case in point, precedent | an example that is used to justify similar occurrences at a later time. |
| ~ quintessence | the most typical example or representative of a type. |
| ~ sample | a small part of something intended as representative of the whole. |
| ~ specimen | an example regarded as typical of its class. |
| n. (cognition) | 2. example, model | a representative form or pattern.; "I profited from his example" |
| ~ internal representation, mental representation, representation | a presentation to the mind in the form of an idea or image. |
| ~ loadstar, lodestar | something that serves as a model or guide. |
| ~ epitome, prototype, paradigm, image | a standard or typical example.; "he is the prototype of good breeding"; "he provided America with an image of the good father" |
| ~ holotype, type specimen | the original specimen from which the description of a new species is made. |
| ~ microcosm | a miniature model of something. |
| ~ archetype, original, pilot | something that serves as a model or a basis for making copies.; "this painting is a copy of the original" |
| ~ template, templet, guide | a model or standard for making comparisons. |
| ~ prefiguration | an example that prefigures or foreshadows what is to come. |
| n. (cognition) | 3. example, exemplar, good example, model | something to be imitated.; "an exemplar of success"; "a model of clarity"; "he is the very model of a modern major general" |
| ~ ideal | the idea of something that is perfect; something that one hopes to attain. |
| ~ beaut, beauty | an outstanding example of its kind.; "his roses were beauties"; "when I make a mistake it's a beaut" |
| ~ pacemaker, pacesetter | a leading instance in its field.; "the new policy will be a pacesetter in community relations" |
| ~ pattern | a model considered worthy of imitation.; "the American constitution has provided a pattern for many republics" |
| ~ prodigy | an impressive or wonderful example of a particular quality.; "the Marines are expected to perform prodigies of valor" |
| n. (communication) | 4. deterrent example, example, lesson, object lesson | punishment intended as a warning to others.; "they decided to make an example of him" |
| ~ admonition, word of advice, monition, warning | cautionary advice about something imminent (especially imminent danger or other unpleasantness).; "a letter of admonition about the dangers of immorality"; "the warning was to beware of surprises"; "his final word of advice was not to play with matches" |
| n. (event) | 5. case, example, instance | an occurrence of something.; "it was a case of bad judgment"; "another instance occurred yesterday"; "but there is always the famous example of the Smiths" |
| ~ happening, natural event, occurrence, occurrent | an event that happens. |
| ~ humiliation, mortification | an instance in which you are caused to lose your prestige or self-respect.; "he had to undergo one humiliation after another" |
| ~ bit, piece | an instance of some kind.; "it was a nice piece of work"; "he had a bit of good luck" |
| ~ time, clip | an instance or single occasion for some event.; "this time he succeeded"; "he called four times"; "he could do ten at a clip" |
| n. (act) | 6. example, exercise | a task performed or problem solved in order to develop skill or understanding.; "you must work the examples at the end of each chapter in the textbook" |
| ~ lesson | a task assigned for individual study.; "he did the lesson for today" |
| instance | | |
| v. (communication) | 1. exemplify, illustrate, instance | clarify by giving an example of. |
| ~ elaborate, expatiate, expound, lucubrate, dilate, exposit, flesh out, enlarge, expand | add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing.; "She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation" |
| sample | | |
| n. (cognition) | 1. sample | a small part of something intended as representative of the whole. |
| ~ example, instance, illustration, representative | an item of information that is typical of a class or group.; "this patient provides a typical example of the syndrome"; "there is an example on page 10" |
| ~ coupon | a test sample of some substance. |
| ~ cross section | a sample meant to be representative of a whole population. |
| ~ grab sample | a single sample or measurement taken at a specific time or over as short a period as feasible. |
| ~ random sample | a sample grabbed at random. |
| ~ tasting | a small amount (especially of food or wine). |
| n. (cognition) | 2. sample, sample distribution, sampling | items selected at random from a population and used to test hypotheses about the population. |
| ~ acceptance sampling | a statistical procedure for accepting or rejecting a batch of merchandise or documents; involves determining the maximum number of defects discovered in a sample before the entire batch is rejected. |
| ~ distribution, statistical distribution | (statistics) an arrangement of values of a variable showing their observed or theoretical frequency of occurrence. |
| ~ statistics | a branch of applied mathematics concerned with the collection and interpretation of quantitative data and the use of probability theory to estimate population parameters. |
| ~ random sample | a sample in which every element in the population has an equal chance of being selected. |
| ~ proportional sample, representative sample, stratified sample | the population is divided into strata and a random sample is taken from each stratum. |
| n. (object) | 3. sample | all or part of a natural object that is collected and preserved as an example of its class. |
| ~ natural object | an object occurring naturally; not made by man. |
| ~ specimen | a bit of tissue or blood or urine that is taken for diagnostic purposes.; "they collected a urine specimen for urinalysis" |
| ~ core | a cylindrical sample of soil or rock obtained with a hollow drill. |
| v. (consumption) | 4. sample, taste, try, try out | take a sample of.; "Try these new crackers"; "Sample the regional dishes" |
| ~ ingest, consume, have, take in, take | serve oneself to, or consume regularly.; "Have another bowl of chicken soup!"; "I don't take sugar in my coffee" |
| ~ degust | taste with relish.; "degust this wonderful soup" |
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