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sam·ple

(săm′pəl)

a. A portion, piece, or segment that is representative of a whole: showed samples of a new stretch fabric.

b. A specimen taken for analysis or testing: a blood sample; a water sample.

2. Statistics A set of data or elements drawn from a larger population and analyzed to estimate the characteristics of that population. Also called sampling.

a. A usually digitized audio segment taken from an original recording and inserted, often repetitively, in a new recording.

b. One of a series of pieces of data representing a digitized approximation of an analog signal.

tr.v. sam·pled, sam·pling, sam·ples

1. To take a sample of, especially to test or examine by a sample: the restaurant critic who must sample a little of everything.

a. To use or incorporate (an audio segment of an original recording) in a new recording: a song that samples the bassline of a 1970s disco tune.

b. To represent the value of (an analog signal) at a particular point in time by means of a piece of digital data.

adj.

Serving as a representative or example: sample test questions; a sample piece of fabric.

[Partly Middle English (from Anglo-Norman) and partly short for Middle English ensample (from Anglo-Norman), both from Latin exemplum; see example.]

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sample

(ˈsɑːmpəl)

a. a small part of anything, intended as representative of the whole; specimen

b. (as modifier): a sample bottle.

2. (Statistics) statistics

a. a set of individuals or items selected from a population for analysis to yield estimates of, or to test hypotheses about, parameters of the whole population. A biased sample is one in which the items selected share some property which influences their distribution, while a random sample is devised to avoid any such interference so that its distribution is affected only by, and so can be held to represent, that of the whole population. See also matched sample

b. (as modifier): sample distribution.

3. (tr) to take a sample or samples of

4. (Pop Music) music

a. to take a short extract from (one record) and mix it into a different backing track

b. to record (a sound) and feed it into a computerized synthesizer so that it can be reproduced at any pitch

[C13: from Old French essample, from Latin exemplum example]

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sam•ple

(ˈsæm pəl, ˈsɑm-)

n., adj., v. -pled, -pling. n.

1. a small part of or a selection from something, intended to show the quality, style, or nature of the whole; specimen.

2. Statistics. a subset of a population.

3. a sound of short duration, as a musical tone or a drumbeat, digitally stored in a synthesizer for playback.

adj.

4. serving as a specimen: a sample piece of cloth.

v.t.

5. to take a sample of; test or judge by a sample.

[1250–1300; Middle English < Old French essample. See example]

Sample

a small quantity; an example.

Examples: sample of ingenuity, 1706; sample of salesmen—Lipton, 1970.

sample

Past participle: sampled
Gerund: sampling

Imperative
sample
sample

Present
I sample
you sample
he/she/it samples
we sample
you sample
they sample

Preterite
I sampled
you sampled
he/she/it sampled
we sampled
you sampled
they sampled

Present Continuous
I am sampling
you are sampling
he/she/it is sampling
we are sampling
you are sampling
they are sampling

Present Perfect
I have sampled
you have sampled
he/she/it has sampled
we have sampled
you have sampled
they have sampled

Past Continuous
I was sampling
you were sampling
he/she/it was sampling
we were sampling
you were sampling
they were sampling

Past Perfect
I had sampled
you had sampled
he/she/it had sampled
we had sampled
you had sampled
they had sampled

Future
I will sample
you will sample
he/she/it will sample
we will sample
you will sample
they will sample

Future Perfect
I will have sampled
you will have sampled
he/she/it will have sampled
we will have sampled
you will have sampled
they will have sampled

Future Continuous
I will be sampling
you will be sampling
he/she/it will be sampling
we will be sampling
you will be sampling
they will be sampling

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been sampling
you have been sampling
he/she/it has been sampling
we have been sampling
you have been sampling
they have been sampling

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been sampling
you will have been sampling
he/she/it will have been sampling
we will have been sampling
you will have been sampling
they will have been sampling

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been sampling
you had been sampling
he/she/it had been sampling
we had been sampling
you had been sampling
they had been sampling

Conditional
I would sample
you would sample
he/she/it would sample
we would sample
you would sample
they would sample

Past Conditional
I would have sampled
you would have sampled
he/she/it would have sampled
we would have sampled
you would have sampled
they would have sampled

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Noun	1.	sample - a small part of something intended as representative of the whole example, instance, illustration, representative - an item of information that is typical of a class or group; "this patient provides a typical example of the syndrome"; "there is an example on page 10" coupon - a test sample of some substance cross section - a sample meant to be representative of a whole population grab sample - a single sample or measurement taken at a specific time or over as short a period as feasible random sample - a sample grabbed at random tasting - a small amount (especially of food or wine)
	2.	sample - items selected at random from a population and used to test hypotheses about the population sample distribution, sampling acceptance sampling - a statistical procedure for accepting or rejecting a batch of merchandise or documents; involves determining the maximum number of defects discovered in a sample before the entire batch is rejected distribution, statistical distribution - (statistics) an arrangement of values of a variable showing their observed or theoretical frequency of occurrence statistics - a branch of applied mathematics concerned with the collection and interpretation of quantitative data and the use of probability theory to estimate population parameters random sample - a sample in which every element in the population has an equal chance of being selected proportional sample, representative sample, stratified sample - the population is divided into strata and a random sample is taken from each stratum
	3.	sample - all or part of a natural object that is collected and preserved as an example of its class natural object - an object occurring naturally; not made by man specimen - a bit of tissue or blood or urine that is taken for diagnostic purposes; "they collected a urine specimen for urinalysis" core - a cylindrical sample of soil or rock obtained with a hollow drill
Verb	1.	sample - take a sample of; "Try these new crackers"; "Sample the regional dishes" taste, try, try out ingest, consume, have, take in, take - serve oneself to, or consume regularly; "Have another bowl of chicken soup!"; "I don't take sugar in my coffee" degust - taste with relish; "degust this wonderful soup"

sample

noun

1. specimen, example, trial, model, pattern, instance, representative, demonstration, indication, illustration, swatch, exemplification We're giving away 2000 free samples.

2. cross section, test, sampling We based our analysis on a random sample of more than 200 males.

verb

1. test, try, check out (informal), experience, taste, examine, evaluate, inspect, experiment with, appraise, partake of We sampled a selection of different bottled waters.

adjective

1. test, trial, specimen, representative, pilot, illustrative Nearly 65 per cent of the sample population agreed with this statement.

2. specimen, test, trial, pilot, dummy Let's go through one more sample study to make sure you understand.

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sample

noun

1. One that is representative of a group or class:

case, example, illustration, instance, representative, specimen.

2. A limited or anticipatory experience:

foretaste, taste.

Translations

عَيِّنَةعَيِّنَهيَخْتَبِر عَيِّنَه

ochutnatukázkaukázkovývzorekvzorkovat

prøveprøvesmage

Probe probieren

δείγμα

muestra probar catar degustar

näyte

échantillon essayer exemple prélèvement spécimen

uzorak

mintát vesz

sÿnishorntaka sÿnishorn af; prófa

assaggiare campione esemplare prova campionare

見本

샘플

bandinysmėginysparagauti

paraudzītparaugspārbaudīt

monster

prøve smake på smaksprøve vareprøve

próbka

amostra ensaiar

образец

ukážkový

primerekvzorec

prov

ตัวอย่าง

örnektadına bakmaknümune

mẫu

尝试样例样品

sample

[ˈsɑːmpl]

A. N

1. (= example) → muestra f
send in a sample of your artwork → envíe una muestra de sus ilustraciones

2. (Med, Bot, Zool) [of substance] → muestra f
a blood/urine sample → una muestra de sangre/orina
to take a sample → tomar una muestra

3. (Comm) [of product] → muestra f
free sample → muestra f gratuita

B. VT

1. (= try out) [+ food, drink] → probar
the chance to sample a different way of life → la oportunidad de probar un modo de vida distinto

2. (= take samples) → tomar muestras de

3. (Statistics) → muestrear

C. CPD sample book N → muestrario m
sample pack N → paquete m de muestra
sample survey N → estudio m de muestras

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

sample

[ˈsɑːmp^əl]

[product] → échantillon m
free sample → échantillon gratuit

(MEDICINE) → prélèvement m
a blood sample → un prélèvement de sang
to take a sample → prélever un échantillon
to take a sample of sb's blood → faire une prise de sang à qn

vt [+ food, wine] → goûter

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

sample

n (= example) → Beispiel nt → (of für); (for tasting, fig: of talent, behaviour) → Kostprobe f; (Comm, of cloth etc) → Muster nt; (of commodities, urine, blood etc) → Probe f; (Statistics) → (Zufalls)stichprobe f, → Sample nt; that’s a typical sample of her cooking → genau so kocht sie immer; up to sample (Comm) → mustergetreu; a representative sample of the population → eine repräsentative Auswahl aus der Bevölkerung; to take samples of somebody’s blood → bei jdm Blutproben machen; to take water samples → Wasserproben entnehmen

adj attr → Probe-; (esp Comm) → Muster-; sample collection → Mustersammlung f; a sample section of the population → eine Auswahl aus der Bevölkerung

wine, food → probieren, kosten; pleasures → kosten; atmosphere → testen; to sample wines → eine Weinprobe machen; the newspaper has sampled public opinion on this matter → die Zeitung hat die öffentliche Meinung in dieser Frage getestet

(Mus) → sampeln, samplen

sample

sample book

n → Musterbuch nt

sample bottle

n → Probierflasche f

sample pack

n → Probepackung f

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sample

[ˈsɑːmpl]

1. n (gen) → campione m (fig) → saggio
to take a sample → prelevare un campione
to take a blood sample → fare un prelievo di sangue
free sample → campione omaggio

2. vt (food, wine) → assaggiare, degustare (fig) (experience) → provare (Market Research) (people) → usare come campione

3. adj (bottle) → campione inv
sample line/verse → esempio
sample selection → campioni mpl
sample copy → copia di saggio
sample survey → indagine f su campione

sample

(ˈsaːmpl) noun

a part taken from something to show the quality of the whole. samples of the artist's work; (also adjective) a sample tube of ointment.

verb

to test a sample of. He sampled my cake.

sample

→ عَيِّنَة vzorek prøve Probe δείγμα muestra näyte échantillon uzorak campione 見本 샘플 monster prøve próbka amostra образец prov ตัวอย่าง örnek mẫu 样例

sam·ple

n. espécimen, muestra;

v. probar; sacar o tomar una muestra.

sample

n muestra

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The foregoing is a sample roaming with the White Logic through the dusk of my soul.

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Listen." And I then told him of the coco sample which Poirot had taken to be analysed.

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A sample of this is to be observed in the exaggerated and improbable suggestions which have taken place respecting the power of calling for the services of the militia.

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Their backs had been made familiar with the bloody lash, so that they had become callous; mine was yet tender; for while at Baltimore I got few whip- pings, and few slaves could boast of a kinder master and mistress than myself; and the thought of pass- ing out of their hands into those of Master Andrew-- a man who, but a few days before, to give me a sample of his bloody disposition, took my little brother by the throat, threw him on the ground, and with the heel of his boot stamped upon his head till the blood gushed from his nose and ears--was well calculated to make me anxious as to my fate.

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Meantime the old salt ("ex-coasting skipper" was writ large all over his person) had hobbled up alongside in his bumpy, shiny boots, and, waving an arm, short and thick like the flipper of a seal, terminated by a paw red as an uncooked beef-steak, addressed the poop in a muffled, faint, roaring voice, as if a sample of every North-Sea fog of his life had been permanently lodged in his throat: "Haul 'em round, Mr.

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"Well, I hope my young friend will like such a comely sample of his own blood.

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A sample is all I want, if you have not forgotten the words -- a sample of 'Lucy,' and a sample of 'Julia.'"

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He assures them that their last sample is impure and quite useless for his present purpose.

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If this is a sample of the wilds of Honduras, give me the tameness of Shopton."

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I suppose this child is about a fair sample of what thousands of your heathen are."

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Behind the hotel there was an old store building, where the salesmen opened their big trunks and spread out their samples on the counters.

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However, I had read "Tom Jones," and "Rod- erick Random," and other books of that kind, and knew that the highest and first ladies and gentlemen in England had remained little or no cleaner in their talk, and in the morals and conduct which such talk implies, clear up to a hundred years ago; in fact clear into our own nineteenth century -- in which century, broadly speaking, the earliest samples of the real lady and real gentleman discoverable in English history -- or in European history, for that matter -- may be said to have made their appearance.