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Noun: random sample  'ran-dum 'sam-pul
  1. (statistics) a sample in which every element in the population has an equal chance of being selected
     
  2. (statistics) a sample grabbed at random

Derived forms: random samples

Type of: sample, sample distribution, sampling

Encyclopedia: Random sample