Sample - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- items selected at random from a population and used to test hypotheses about the population (syn: sampling)
- all or part of a natural object that is collected and preserved as an example of its class
verb
Extra examples
We would like to see a sample of your work.
I tasted a sample of the new cereal.
Free samples were handed out at the store.
The sample included 96 women over the age of 40.
A random sample of people filled out the survey.
We looked at a representative sample of public schools.
The teacher handed out a sample essay.
Here are some sample questions for the test.
I'd like to see some samples of your work.
They took a blood sample to test for hepatitis.
The sample consisted of 98 secondary school teachers.
Out of a random sample of drivers, 21% had been in an accident in the previous year.
Her latest album makes extensive use of samples from a wide range of acid jazz tracks.
18% of the adults sampled admitted having had problems with alcohol abuse.
Here's your chance to sample the delights of country life.
Word forms
I/you/we/they: sample
he/she/it: samples
present participle: sampling
past tense: sampled
past participle: sampled
singular: sample
plural: samples
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