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English

Etymology

sample, asaumple, essample, example, from exemplum.

Pronunciation

An audio transcript can be found at en-us-sample.ogg


Noun

  1. A part of anything presented for inspection, or shown as evidence of the quality of the whole; a specimen; as, goods are often purchased by samples.
  2. : "I design this but for a sample of what I hope more fully to discuss." -Woodward.
  3. (music production): gratuitous borrowing of easily recognised phases (or moments) from other music (or movies) in a recording, used to emphasize a particular point by implying a certain context.
  4. Example; pattern. [Obs.]
  5. : "Thus he concludes, and every hardy knight His sample followed." -Fairfax.


Translations

Synonyms


Verb

{{en-verb|samples|sampling|sampled}}

  1. To make or show something similar to; to match.
  2. To take or to test a sample or samples of; as, to sample sugar, teas, wools, cloth.


Translations

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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Sample \Sam"ple\, n. [OE. sample, asaumple, OF. essample,
example, fr. L. exemplum. See Example, and cf. Ensample,
Sampler.]
1. Example; pattern. [Obs.] --Spenser. "A sample to the
youngest." --Shak.
[1913 Webster]

Thus he concludes, and every hardy knight
His sample followed. --Fairfax.
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2. A part of anything presented for inspection, or shown as
evidence of the quality of the whole; a specimen; as,
goods are often purchased by samples.
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I design this but for a sample of what I hope more
fully to discuss. --Woodward.
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Syn: Specimen; example. See Specimen.
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Sample \Sam"ple\, v. t.
1. To make or show something similar to; to match. --Bp.
Hall.
[1913 Webster]

2. To take or to test a sample or samples of; as, to sample
sugar, teas, wools, cloths.
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WordNet sample
n 1: a small part of something intended as representative of the
whole
2: items selected at random from a population and used to test
hypotheses about the population [syn: sample distribution,
sampling]
3: all or part of a natural object that is collected and
preserved as an example of its class
v : take a sample of; "Try these new crackers"; "Sample the
regional dishes" [syn: try, try out, taste]
Moby Dictionary
adjunct , assay , barometer , bite , bring to test , canvass , case ,
case history , characteristic , component , conduct a poll , confirm ,
constituent , contingent , cross section , cut and try , detachment ,
detail , distinctive , distinguishing , division , dole , element ,
essay , example , exemplary , experience , experiment , feeler ,
fraction , fragment , give a try , give a tryout , have a go ,
illustration , illustrative , indication , individual , installment ,
item , little bite , little smack , make a survey , natural ,
naturalistic , nibble , normal , parcel , part , particular , percentage ,
piece , pilot balloon , play around with , poll , portion ,
practice upon , probe , prove , put to trial , quadrant , quarter ,
questionnaire , quintessential , quota , random sample , realistic ,
regular , remainder , representation , representational ,
representative , research , road-test , run a sample , sampler ,
sampling , savor , section , sector , segment , shake down , share , sign ,
sip , smack , sound , sounder , specimen , straw vote , subdivision ,
subgroup , subspecies , substantiate , sup , survey , swatch , taste ,
taste of , taster , test , trial , trial balloon , true to form ,
true to type , try , try it on , try out , typal , typic , typical , unit ,
usual , validate , verify , weather vane , weathercock


FOLDOC sample

The result of measuring the
amplitude of an analog signal at a specified time. In
digital signal processing a sample is a signed or unsigned
number and the number of samples per second is called the
sample rate.

(2001-06-06)


SAMPLE, contracts. A small quantity of any commodity or merchandise, exhibited as a specimen of a larger quantity called the bulk. (q.v.) 2. When a sale is made by sample, and it afterwards turns out that the bulk does not correspond with it, the purchaser is not, in general, bound to take the property on a compensation being made to him for the difference. 1 Campb. R. 113; vide 2 East, 314; 4, Campb. R. 22; 12 Wend. 566 9 Wend. 20; 6 Cowen, 354; 12 Wend. 413. See 5 John. R. 395.
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