sample
Meaning
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- A part or snippet of something taken or presented for inspection, or shown as evidence of the quality of the whole; a specimen.
- A subset of a population selected for measurement, observation or questioning, to provide statistical information about the population.
- A small quantity of food for tasting, typically given away for free.
- A small piece of some goods, for determining quality, colour, etc., typically given away for free.
- Gratuitous borrowing of easily recognised phases (or moments) from other music (or movies) in a recording.
- (obsolete) Example; pattern.
Synonyms
test piece
representative sample
sample distribution
specimen copy
sample book
see for oneself
take as a sample
instruction sheet
sample workpiece
test coupon
prototype sample
style-book
specification sheets
sample selection
advance copy
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈsɑːm.pəl/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English saumple, sample, from Old French essample (“example”), from Latin exemplum. Doublet of example and exemplum.
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