Sample

Word SAMPLE
Character 6
Hyphenation sam ple
Pronunciations /sæːm.pəl/

Definitions and meanings of "Sample"

What do we mean by sample?

A portion, piece, or segment that is representative of a whole. noun

A specimen taken for analysis or testing. noun

A set of data or elements drawn from a larger population and analyzed to estimate the characteristics of that population. noun

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

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

To take a sample of, especially to test or examine by a sample. transitive verb

To use or incorporate (an audio segment of an original recording) in a new recording. transitive verb

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

Serving as a representative or example. adjective

To place side by side with something else closely similar, for the purpose of comparison or illustration.

To match; imitate; follow the pattern or method of.

To select, or take at random, a sample or specimen of; hence, to try or test by examining or using a specimen or sample: as, to sample sugar or grain; to sample wine.

Anything selected as a model for imitation; a pattern; an example; an instance. noun

A part of anything taken at random out of a large quantity and presented for inspection or intended to be shown as evidence of the quality of the whole; a representative specimen: as, a sample of cloth, of wheat, of spirits, of wines, etc. noun

Synonyms Specimen, Sample. See specimen. noun

To make or show something similar to; to match. transitive verb

To take or to test a sample or samples of. transitive verb

A part or snippet of something taken or presented for inspection, or shown as evidence of the quality of the whole; a specimen.

A subset of a population selected for measurement, observation or questioning, to provide statistical information about the population.

A small quantity of food for tasting, typically given away for free.

A small piece of some goods, for determining quality, colour, etc., typically given away for free.

Gratuitous borrowing of easily recognised phases (or moments) from other music (or movies) in a recording.

Example; pattern.

In music, sampling is the reuse of a portion of a sound recording in another recording. Samples may comprise elements such as rhythm, melody, speech, sounds, or entire bars of music, and may be layered, equalized, sped up or slowed down, repitched, looped, or otherwise manipulated. Urban Dictionary

1. Sex, especially without caressing, coercion, cuddling or foreplay. 2. A piece of pussy. 3. A piece of dick. 4. A quickie. Urban Dictionary

The process of taking brief segments of sound (from a song, movie or elsewhere) and using that sound to form another sound or musical piece. Urban Dictionary

To get bailed on or stood up Urban Dictionary

When one is dominated in such a manner that it creates a supernova; a free ownage upon others Urban Dictionary

Sampling is an action pop artists and rappers do when they can't come up with an original beat, so they would take an older song and cut it up in certain ways to make it a beat. Urban Dictionary

The history of sampling comes from African Americans who gave up on their cultural history on playing wonderful music and began to steal other people's music to claim it as there’s. - The act of stealing music to claim as your own. Urban Dictionary

When one gets a Baskin-Robins sampling spoon and sticks it up someones butthole and takes a sample of their poop. Urban Dictionary

Taking a sample is when you stick your fingers into your underwear and probe and scratch your buthole area and then smell the "sample". Urban Dictionary

In reference to Sample_H5-180, an obscure literary figure; to dominate in conversation, to humiliate publically for personal gain. Urban Dictionary

Synonyms and Antonyms for Sample

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The word "sample" in example sentences

Link to a personal blog or other online writing sample is preferred over a hard copy writing sample** ❋ Unknown (2010)

I also welcome the other stats jocks on this board to do so and to back me up on the usage of the term sample error in that article. ❋ Unknown (2006)

TCO you are looking at sources who are using the term sample error the way bender is, but you are just not seeing it. ❋ Unknown (2006)

On the 217 page Gray reference: Please cite the specific page that supports your restrictive or even non-restrictive use of the term sample error. ❋ Unknown (2006)

“Giving people a sample is a great way to hook people and encourage them to buy more,” said Suzanne Murphy, group publisher of Scholastic Trade Publishing, which offered free downloads of “Suite Scarlett,” a young-adult novel by Maureen Johnson, for three weeks in the hopes of building buzz for the next book in the series, “Scarlett Fever,” out in hardcover on Feb. 1. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Our best estimate of the number of Democrats in the voting age population as a whole indicates that the sample is about 8-10 points more Democratic than the population as a whole. ❋ Unknown (2009)

When the sample is added, it flows -- either by the simple force of gravity or drawn by an electric charge -- horizontally across the line of holes in the metal. ❋ Unknown (2010)

That combo in this sample is the last 6 years of Clinton. ❋ Unknown (2008)

In other systems, color change in the sample is a worrisome production problem but not a characteristic critical to identification. reference ❋ Unknown (2006)

Sala has what she describes as a sample of his handwriting, and said she has Reeves 'phone number and current address in Los Angeles. ❋ Unknown (2009)

But I’m not fine that that is the only or the vanilla use of the term sample error. ❋ Unknown (2006)

The sample is too small for any firm conclusions, but it bears watching. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Reading the sample from the other day made me really interested -- I want to see what Baelor and Aeris and the others were like! ❋ Grrm (2010)

The Whitman campaign launched an effort to discredit the poll, claiming in one of the most bafflegab memos I've seen in a while that the poll's sample is wildly distorted in the Democratic direction. ❋ William Bradley (2010)

The margin of sampling error for results based on the total sample is plus or minus 3 percentage points .... ❋ Unknown (2009)

wow, [ava max] really [sampled] [around the world] for her song my head & heart!!!! ❋ CUMSE (2020)

This can also be expressed as "a sample." ❋ Mr. Terrence L. Trezvant (2006)

[Kanye West] is known for sampling soul songs from [the 70's] and [80's]. ❋ Djestouff (2006)

[Eric]: Weren't you supposed to go to [the movies] with her last night? Mike: Yeah, I was but i got sampled. Eric: Again? [Ouch] ❋ CincyWalk (2008)

Gurndeep Hempsky Jr. was [skating] down the ice until Spencer checked him into [the boards] and fucking [SAMPLED]! him. ❋ You Just Got Sampled (2009)

The most well-known acts of sampling are "Baby Got Back" by Sir Mix-A-Lot being used for "Anaconda" by Nicki Minaj, "Dream On" by Aerosmith being used for "[Sing For The Moment]" by Eminem, "ABC" by the Jackson Five being used for "OPP" by [Naughty By Nature] and "I'm Coming Out" by [Diana Ross] used for "Mo Money Mo Problems" by The Notorious B.I.G. ❋ Fuck Webster! (2018)

When people told him he was sampling [good music], he got [excited] and considered himself a great [producer]. ❋ Pete Rock (2004)

I have been Sampling [the girls] and guys at [my school] [all year] long. ❋ Waitisittuesday (2012)

I was feeling a [little dirty] and [unshowered], so I took a [sample] and confirmed. ❋ Sirvancealott (2006)

"He [Sampled] that guy so hard that he couldn't show [his face] at [the club] for weeks!" ❋ Illanya Polykov (2004)

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