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sample[1,noun]
sample[2,transitive verb]
sample[3,adjective]
sample space
Main Entry:
1
sam·ple
Pronunciation:
'sam-p&l
Function:
noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French
sample, essample,
from Latin
exemplum
-- more at
EXAMPLE
Date: 15th century
1
:
a representative part or a single item from a larger whole or group especially when presented for inspection or shown as evidence of quality
:
SPECIMEN
2
:
a finite part of a statistical population whose properties are studied to gain information about the whole
3
:
an excerpt from a musical recording that is used in another artist's recording
synonym
see
INSTANCE
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