1. (noun)sample a small part of something intended as representative of the whole Synonyms: sampling, sample distribution
2. (noun)sample distribution, sample, sampling items selected at random from a population and used to test hypotheses about the population Synonyms: sampling, sample distribution, sample
3. (verb)sample all or part of a natural object that is collected and preserved as an example of its class Synonyms: sampling, sample distribution
4. (verb)sample, try, try out, taste take a sample of Synonyms: attempt, examine, stress, adjudicate, strain, audition, essay, seek, savour, assay, taste, try, prove, test, try on, smack, hear, experiment, try out, sample, judge, render, savor
Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'sample'
English Synonyms and Antonyms
1. sample From its original sense of sample or specimen (L. exemplum) example derives the seemingly contradictory meanings, on the one hand of a pattern or model, and on the other hand of a warnin Synonyms: example, archetype, ideal, prototype, type, ensample, model, sample, warning, exemplar, pattern, specimen, exemplification, precedent, standard
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