sample as a noun: - 1
- 2
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as a verb: - 1
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,
specimen,
sample,
quotation;
exemplification,
illustration,
case in point;
object lesson;
elucidation.
standard,
model,
pattern
etc.
(prototype)
22.
rule,
nature,
principle;
law;
order of things;
normal state,
natural state,
ordinary state,
model state,
normal condition,
natural condition,
ordinary condition,
model condition;
standing dish,
standing order;
Procrustean law;
law of the Medes and Persians;
hard and fast rule.
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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
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