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sample

noun

1 sample

A small part of something intended as representative of the whole.

Roget 82: conformity, conformance; observance; habituation.    naturalization; conventionality etc. (custom) 613; agreement etc. 23.    example, instance, ... show more

Dutch: monster, proef, proefstuk, sample, staal
Polish: próba, próbka

2 sample

Items selected at random from a population and used to test hypotheses about the population.

synonyms: sample distribution, sampling.

Polish: próba

3 sample

All or part of a natural object that is collected and preserved as an example of its class.

verb

1 sample

Take a sample of:
— Sample the regional dishes.

synonyms: taste, try, try out.

Dutch: monster, staal


Moby thesaurus: 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 ... show more.

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