sample
• noun 1 a small part or quantity intended to show what the whole is like. 2 Statistics a portion of a population, serving as a basis for estimates of the attributes of the whole population. 3 a specimen taken for scientific testing or analysis. 4 a sound created by sampling. • verb 1 take a sample or samples of. 2 get a representative experience of. 3 Electronics ascertain the momentary value of (an analogue signal) many times a second so as to convert the signal to digital form. — ORIGIN Old French essample ‘example’.
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