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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… … English terms dictionary
sample — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French sample, essample, from Latin exemplum more at example Date: 15th century 1. a representative part or a single item from a larger whole or group especially when presented for inspection or shown … New Collegiate Dictionary
sample — /sam peuhl, sahm /, n., adj., v., sampled, sampling. n. 1. a small part of anything or one of a number, intended to show the quality, style, or nature of the whole; specimen. 2. Statistics. a subset of a population: to study a sample of the total … Universalium
sample — sam•ple [[t]ˈsæm pəl, ˈsɑm [/t]] n. adj. v. pled, pling 1) a small part of or a selection from something, intended to show the quality, style, or nature of the whole; specimen 2) sta Statistics. a subset of a population 3) hfi a sound of short… … From formal English to slang
sample — /ˈsæmpəl / (say sampuhl), /ˈsampəl/ (say sahmpuhl) noun 1. a small part of anything or one of a number, intended to show the quality, style, etc., of the whole; a specimen. 2. Music a digitally encoded recording of sound which may be reproduced,… …
sample — noun 1》 a small part or quantity intended to show what the whole is like. ↘Statistics a portion of a population, serving as a basis for estimates of the attributes of the whole population. 2》 a specimen taken for scientific testing or… … English new terms dictionary
Alexander King Sample — infobox bishopstyles name=Alexander King Sample dipstyle=The Most Reverend offstyle=Your Excellency relstyle=Monsignor deathstyle=noneAlexander King Sample is an American Roman Catholic bishop. He is serving as the twelfth Bishop of the Diocese… … Wikipedia
exemplary — I adjective excellent, honorable, ideal, illustrative, in point, laudable, meritorious, model, normal, normative, paradigmatic, personifying, praiseworthy, precedential, representative, sample, serving as a deterrent, serving as a model, serving… … Law dictionary
sam|ple — «SAM puhl, SAHM », noun, adjective, verb, pled, pling. –noun. a part to show what the rest is like; one thing to show what the others are like: » Get samples of blue silk for a new dress. Figurative. Pushing people aside to get on a bus is a… … Useful english dictionary
exemplary — [eg zem′plə rē, igzem′plə rē; eg′zem plər΄ē] adj. [LL exemplaris: see EXEMPLAR] 1. serving as a model or example; worth imitating [exemplary behavior] 2. serving as a warning or deterrent [exemplary punishment] 3. serving as a sample, instance,… … English World dictionary