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sampling in WordNet English dictionary

noun
  1. items selected at random from a population and used to test hypotheses about the population
    sample distribution  sample  sampling 
  2. (statistics) the selection of a suitable sample for study
    sampling 
  3. measurement at regular intervals of the amplitude of a varying waveform (in order to convert it to digital form)
    sampling 
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sampling in English Wiktionary

 
  1. (verb) (present participle of/sample)
  2. (noun) the process or technique of obtaining a representative sample
  3. (noun) (statistics) the analysis of a group by determining the characteristics of a significant percentage of its members chosen at random
  4. (noun) (signal processing) the measurement, at regular intervals, of the amplitude of a varying waveform in order to convert it to digital form
  5. (noun) (music) a technique for electronically splicing pieces of previously recorded sound as part of a composition
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