oversample

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noun

An additional sample of a subpopulation, above and beyond the portion of a main sample that already belongs to that subpopulation.

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OriginEnglish sample ← Middle English over- ← Old English ofer- →
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Meanings

nounoversample (plural oversamples)

plural oversamples

  1. mathematicsAn additional sample of a subpopulation, above and beyond the portion of a main sample that already belongs to that subpopulation.
verboversample (third-person singular simple present oversamples, present participle oversampling, simple past and past participle oversampled)

present singular third person oversamples · participle present oversampling · participle past oversampled · past oversampled

  1. mathematicsTo sample additional members of a subpopulation, above and beyond the members included in the main sample.
  2. systemsTo sample a signal at a frequency well above its Nyquist rate.

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Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Germanic*uber
  4. Old Englishofer-
  5. Middle Englishover-
  6. Englishover-
  7. Englishsample
  8. Englishoversample

From over- + sample.

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APA

oversample. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oversample

MLA

“oversample.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oversample. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “oversample,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oversample.

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