Meanings
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of sample
nounsampling (countable and uncountable, plural samplings)
plural samplings
- countableuncountableThe process or technique of obtaining a representative sample.
- countableA sample.
- countableuncountablemathematicsThe analysis of a group by determining the characteristics of a significant percentage of its members chosen at random.
- countableuncountableentertainmentThe electronic splicing of pieces of previously recorded sound as part of a composition, especially as part of hip-hop or electronic dance music.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounitems selected at random from a population and used to test hypotheses about the population
Similar
sample distributionsample
Broader
distributionstatistical distribution
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Bulgarian взимане на проба, проба
- взимане на проба (vzimane na proba)process or technique of obtaining a representative sample
- проба (proba)sample
Catalan mostratge
- mostratgeprocess or technique of obtaining a representative sample
Chinese Mandarin 抽樣 /抽样, 採樣 /采样
- 抽樣 /抽样 (chōuyàng)analysis of a group by determining the characteristics of a significant percentage of its members chosen at random
- 採樣 /采样 (cǎiyàng)measurement, at regular intervals, of the amplitude of a varying waveform in order to convert it to digital form
- 採樣 /采样 (cǎiyàng)technique for electronically splicing pieces of previously recorded sound as part of a composition
Czech vzorkování
- vzorkovánímeasurement, at regular intervals, of the amplitude of a varying waveform in order to convert it to digital form
Finnish näytteenotto, näyte
- näytteenottoprocess or technique of obtaining a representative sample
- näytesample
- otantaanalysis of a group by determining the characteristics of a significant percentage of its members chosen at random
- näytteistysmeasurement, at regular intervals, of the amplitude of a varying waveform in order to convert it to digital form
- samplaustechnique for electronically splicing pieces of previously recorded sound as part of a composition
- sämpläystechnique for electronically splicing pieces of previously recorded sound as part of a composition
French échantillonnage, prélèvement
- échantillonnageprocess or technique of obtaining a representative sample
- prélèvementprocess or technique of obtaining a representative sample
- échantillonsample
- échantillonnageanalysis of a group by determining the characteristics of a significant percentage of its members chosen at random
German Abtastung
- Abtastungmeasurement, at regular intervals, of the amplitude of a varying waveform in order to convert it to digital form
Greek δειγματοληψία, δειγματοληψία
- δειγματοληψία (deigmatolipsía)process or technique of obtaining a representative sample
- δειγματοληψία (deigmatolipsía)measurement, at regular intervals, of the amplitude of a varying waveform in order to convert it to digital form
Hungarian mintavétel, mintavételezés
- mintavételprocess or technique of obtaining a representative sample
- mintavételezésprocess or technique of obtaining a representative sample
- mintasample
- mintavételanalysis of a group by determining the characteristics of a significant percentage of its members chosen at random
Indonesian pencuplikan, penyampelan
- pencuplikanprocess or technique of obtaining a representative sample
- penyampelanprocess or technique of obtaining a representative sample
- pemercontohanprocess or technique of obtaining a representative sample
- samplingprocess or technique of obtaining a representative sample
- pencuplikananalysis of a group by determining the characteristics of a significant percentage of its members chosen at random
- penyampelananalysis of a group by determining the characteristics of a significant percentage of its members chosen at random
- pemercontohananalysis of a group by determining the characteristics of a significant percentage of its members chosen at random
- samplinganalysis of a group by determining the characteristics of a significant percentage of its members chosen at random
Italian campionamento, campionamento
- campionamentoprocess or technique of obtaining a representative sample
- campionamentosample
- campionamentoanalysis of a group by determining the characteristics of a significant percentage of its members chosen at random
- campionamentomeasurement, at regular intervals, of the amplitude of a varying waveform in order to convert it to digital form
- campionamentotechnique for electronically splicing pieces of previously recorded sound as part of a composition
Japanese サンプリング
- サンプリング (sanpuringu)measurement, at regular intervals, of the amplitude of a varying waveform in order to convert it to digital form
Malay pensampelan, persampelan
- pensampelanprocess or technique of obtaining a representative sample
- persampelanprocess or technique of obtaining a representative sample
- pensampelananalysis of a group by determining the characteristics of a significant percentage of its members chosen at random
- persampelananalysis of a group by determining the characteristics of a significant percentage of its members chosen at random
Polish sampling
- samplingtechnique for electronically splicing pieces of previously recorded sound as part of a composition
Portuguese amostragem, amostragem
- amostragemprocess or technique of obtaining a representative sample
- amostragemmeasurement, at regular intervals, of the amplitude of a varying waveform in order to convert it to digital form
Spanish muestreo
- muestreoprocess or technique of obtaining a representative sample
Tagalog hihalimbagay, hihalimbagay
- hihalimbagayprocess or technique of obtaining a representative sample
- hihalimbagayanalysis of a group by determining the characteristics of a significant percentage of its members chosen at random
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APA
sampling. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sampling
MLA
“sampling.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sampling. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sampling,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sampling.
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