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Definition of Sampling
1. Noun. (statistics) the selection of a suitable sample for study.
Specialized synonyms: Random Sampling, Proportional Sampling, Representative Sampling, Stratified Sampling
Category relationships: Statistics
2. Noun. Items selected at random from a population and used to test hypotheses about the population.
Specialized synonyms: Acceptance Sampling, Random Sample, Proportional Sample, Representative Sample, Stratified Sample
Generic synonyms: Distribution, Statistical Distribution
Category relationships: Statistics
3. Noun. Measurement at regular intervals of the amplitude of a varying waveform (in order to convert it to digital form).
Category relationships: Telecom, Telecommunication
Definition of Sampling
1. Verb. (present participle of sample) ¹
2. Noun. the process or technique of obtaining a representative sample ¹
3. Noun. a sample ¹
4. Noun. (statistics) the analysis of a group by determining the characteristics of a significant percentage of its members chosen at random ¹
5. Noun. (signal processing) the measurement, at regular intervals, of the amplitude of a varying waveform in order to convert it to digital form ¹
6. Noun. (music) a technique for electronically splicing pieces of previously recorded sound as part of a composition ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Sampling
1. a small part selected for analysis [n -S]
Medical Definition of Sampling
1. The policy of inferring the behaviour of a whole batch by studying a fraction of it. Origin: MF essample, from L. Exemplum, taking out (05 Mar 2000)