|  sampling 
 
 1. (statistics) the selection of a suitable sample for study (Freq. 4)
 • Topics:
 statistics
 • Hypernyms:
 choice, selection, option, pick
 • Hyponyms:
 random sampling, stratified sampling, representative sampling, proportional sampling
 2. items selected at random from a population and used to test hypotheses about the population
 • Syn:
 sample distribution, sample
 • Topics:
 statistics
 • Hypernyms:
 distribution, statistical distribution
 • Hyponyms:
 acceptance sampling, random sample, stratified sample, representative sample, proportional sample
 3. measurement at regular intervals of the amplitude of a varying waveform (in order to convert it to digital form)
 • Topics:
 telecommunication, telecom
 • Hypernyms:
 measurement, measuring, measure, mensuration
 
 
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