sampling

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

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

A brief sampling of common everyday items and events that are dependent on computers might prove enlightening. — Terminal Compromise, Winn Schwartau
The softest visible rock--a sandstone about a quarter of a mile from the camp--had been chosen for the first sampling; and the drill made excellent progress without much supplementary blasting. — At the mountains of madness, H. P. (Howard Phillips) Lovecraft
It was recognized that off world men must be cautious over the sampling of local products and that when they joined in the Taking of the First Cup of Peace, they did so symbolically. — Plague Ship, Andre Norton

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