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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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