A portion, piece, or segment that is representative of a whole.
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A usually digitized audio segment taken from an original recording and inserted, often repetitively, in a new recording.
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An entity that is representative of a class; a specimen. See Synonyms at example.
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Statistics A set of elements drawn from and analyzed to estimate the characteristics of a population. Also called sampling.
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A finite part of a statistical population whose properties are studied to gain information about the whole.
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adjective
Serving as a representative or example: sample test questions; a sample piece of fabric.
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Serving as an illustration or example .
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verb-transitive
To take a sample of, especially to test or examine by a sample: the restaurant critic who must sample a little of everything.
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To use or incorporate (an audio segment of an original recording) in a new recording: a song that samples the bass line of a 1970s disco tune.
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verb
To take a sample of or from.
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To judge the quality of by a sample .
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To use a segment of (another's musical recording) as part of one's own recording.
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