sample

Signification (Anglais)

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. A subset of a population selected for measurement, observation or questioning, to provide statistical information about the population.
3. A small quantity of food for tasting, typically given away for free.
4. A small piece of some goods, for determining quality, colour, etc., typically given away for free.
5. Gratuitous borrowing of easily recognised phases (or moments) from other music (or movies) in a recording.
6. (obsolete) Example; pattern.

Verb

1. To take or to test a sample or samples of.
2. To reduce a continuous signal (such as a sound wave) to a discrete signal.
3. To reuse a portion of (an existing sound recording) in a new piece of music.
4. To make or show something similar to a sample.

Concepts

échantillon

exemple

spécimen

échantillonner

prélèvement

goûter

essayer

extrait

modèle

exemplaire

prélever

échantillon représentatif

analyser

résumé

déguster

dessin

pris au hasard

goût

priser

tenter

prise

échantillonnage

échantillonnent

échantillonnez

échantillonnons

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈsɑːm.pəl/

Étymologie (Anglais)

From Middle English saumple, sample, from Old French essample (“example”), from Latin exemplum. Doublet of example and exemplum.