sam|pling

sam|pling
sam|pling «SAM plihng, SAHM-», noun.
1. an act or process of taking samples; a testing or trying of anything by means of samples, especially in order to determine its quality or nature: »

A second requirement in prospecting in any area is to find the constitution of the surface layers of the sea bed by direct sampling (Gaskell and Hill).

2. something taken or serving as a sample: »

Samplings were…tested out by a physician on eight military patients (Newsweek).

3. collecting and analyzing data from a segment of a group in order to make inferences about the entire population: »

The use of statistical sampling for the census count is hotly debated.

4. copying brief snatches of recorded music into a new work: »

Sampling has been compared to both plagiarism and quilt-making.


Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • sam|ple — «SAM puhl, SAHM », noun, adjective, verb, pled, pling. –noun. a part to show what the rest is like; one thing to show what the others are like: » Get samples of blue silk for a new dress. Figurative. Pushing people aside to get on a bus is a… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Microsoft Sam — is the default text to speech voice in Microsoft Windows 2000 and Windows XP. It is used by the screen reader program built into the operating system.There are other voices available in other packages like Microsoft Office or Microsoft Reader add …   Wikipedia

  • sub|sam|ple — «SUHB SAM puhl, SAHM », noun, verb, pled, pling. –n. a sample taken from a group of samples; part of a large sampling. –v.t. to take a subsample of …   Useful english dictionary

  • Sampling — Sam|pling auch: Samp|ling 〈[sa:mplıŋ] n. 15; unz.; Mus.〉 1. das Sampeln 2. Aufnahmetechnik, bei der verschiedene Tonquellen wie z. B. Musikstücke, Alltagslärm, Kommentare usw. mittels eines Mischpultes auf einem Tonband zusammengeführt u. zu… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • sampling — /sam pling, sahm /, n. 1. the act or process of selecting a sample for testing, analyzing, etc. 2. the sample so selected. [1630 40; SAMPLE + ING1] * * * ▪ statistics       in statistics, a process or method of drawing a representative group of… …   Universalium

  • Sampling — Sam|pling auch: Samp|ling 〈[sa:mplıŋ] n.; Gen.: s; Pl.: unz.; Musik〉 1. das Sampeln 2. Aufnahmetechnik, bei der verschiedene Tonquellen wie z. B. Musikstücke, Alltagslärm, Kommentare usw. mittels eines Mischpultes auf einem Tonband… …   Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch

  • Sampling — Sam|pling* [engl. sɑ:m...] das; s <zu engl. to sample »probieren« u. ↑...ing> Zusammenstellung, Mischung verschiedener Musikstücke am Mischpult zu einer neuen Version …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

  • sampling — sam•pling [[t]ˈsæm plɪŋ, ˈsɑm [/t]] n. 1) the act or process of selecting a sample for testing 2) the sample so selected • Etymology: 1630–40 …   From formal English to slang

  • sampling — The policy of inferring the behavior of a whole batch by studying a fraction of it. [MF essample, fr. L. exemplum, taking out] biological s. denotes s. that can be taken without jeopardy to the whole organism ( e.g., for hematological or… …   Medical dictionary

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