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NOUN (3)

1. a small part of something intended as representative of the whole;

2. items selected at random from a population and used to test hypotheses about the population;
[syn: sample distribution, sample, sampling]

3. all or part of a natural object that is collected and preserved as an example of its class;


VERB (1)

1. take a sample of;
- Example: "Try these new crackers"
- Example: "Sample the regional dishes"
[syn: sample, try, try out, taste]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Sample \Sam"ple\, n. [OE. sample, asaumple, OF. essample,
   example, fr. L. exemplum. See Example, and cf. Ensample,
   Sampler.]
   1. Example; pattern. [Obs.] --Spenser. "A sample to the
      youngest." --Shak.
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            Thus he concludes, and every hardy knight
            His sample followed.                  --Fairfax.
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   2. A part of anything presented for inspection, or shown as
      evidence of the quality of the whole; a specimen; as,
      goods are often purchased by samples.
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            I design this but for a sample of what I hope more
            fully to discuss.                     --Woodward.
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   Syn: Specimen; example. See Specimen.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Sample \Sam"ple\, v. t.
   1. To make or show something similar to; to match. --Bp.
      Hall.
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   2. To take or to test a sample or samples of; as, to sample
      sugar, teas, wools, cloths.
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Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

117 Moby Thesaurus words for "sample":
   adjunct, assay, barometer, bite, bring to test, canvass, case,
   case history, characteristic, component, conduct a poll, confirm,
   constituent, contingent, cross section, cut and try, detachment,
   detail, distinctive, distinguishing, division, dole, element,
   essay, example, exemplary, experience, experiment, feeler,
   fraction, fragment, give a try, give a tryout, have a go,
   illustration, illustrative, indication, individual, installment,
   item, little bite, little smack, make a survey, natural,
   naturalistic, nibble, normal, parcel, part, particular, percentage,
   piece, pilot balloon, play around with, poll, portion,
   practice upon, probe, prove, put to trial, quadrant, quarter,
   questionnaire, quintessential, quota, random sample, realistic,
   regular, remainder, representation, representational,
   representative, research, road-test, run a sample, sampler,
   sampling, savor, section, sector, segment, shake down, share, sign,
   sip, smack, sound, sounder, specimen, straw vote, subdivision,
   subgroup, subspecies, substantiate, sup, survey, swatch, taste,
   taste of, taster, test, trial, trial balloon, true to form,
   true to type, try, try it on, try out, typal, typic, typical, unit,
   usual, validate, verify, weather vane, weathercock