1a small part or quantity intended to show what the whole is like:investigations involved analysing samples of handwriting
a small amount of a food or other commodity, especially one given to a prospective customer:samples of products for evaluationa free sample of chewing gum
a specimen taken for scientific testing or analysis:a urine sample
Statistics a portion drawn from a population, the study of which is intended to lead to statistical estimates of the attributes of the whole population:they shared these characteristics with other women in the samplea simple random sample of forty-five students
2a sound or piece of music created by sampling:piano samples
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1take a sample or samples of (something) for analysis:bone marrow cells were sampled
try the qualities of (food or drink) by tasting it:it is a chance to sample probably the widest range of wines ever assembled
get a representative experience of:sample some entertaining nights out in Liverpool
2 Electronics ascertain the momentary value of (an analogue signal) many times a second so as to convert the signal to digital form:the input signal must be sampled at twice its highest frequency
record or extract (a small piece of music or sound) digitally for reuse as part of a composition or song:riffs sampled from other musicians (as noun sampling)sampling is bringing older music to younger ears
