undersampled

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adjective

Not adequately sampled or surveyed.

Opposite
oversampled
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Meanings

adjectiveundersampled (not comparable)
  1. not comparableNot adequately sampled or surveyed.

    Field sampling is driven by the model predictions to cover both predicted refugia and unstable (recently colonized) areas, particularly emphasizing previously undersampled areas.

    2009 February 6, Ana Carolina Carnaval et al., “Stability Predicts Genetic Diversity in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest Hotspot”, in Science, volume 323, number 5915, →DOI, pages 785–789

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
oversampled

Origin

From under- + sampled.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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