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1. (statistics) the selection of a suitable sample for study
    
2. Items selected at random from a population and used to test hypotheses about the population
   - sample distribution, sample
    
3. Measurement at regular intervals of the amplitude of a varying waveform (in order to convert it to digital form)

1. Take a sample of
   "Sample the regional dishes"
   - try, try out, taste

Derived forms: samplings

See also: sampler

Type of: choice, consume, distribution, have, ingest, measure, measurement, measuring, mensuration, option, pick, selection, statistical distribution, take, take in

Encyclopedia: Sample