sample
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2.3
- noun
- /ˈsæmpl/
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muestra
- One limitation to this study was the small sample size and possible bias in selection.
- sample size
- a random sample
- a representative sample
The first thing I see is this little sample of Mana Kadar.
- The first thing I see is this little sample of Mana Kadar.
- What was clear was therefore that the samples were too pro Labour.
- So it's NASA's most ambitious sample return mission since Apollo.
- There are services where you can send out samples to companies.
- So they should get their first samples sometime in September.
- So now I have these little samples of the Giorgio Armani Foundation.
- We're going to sell people makeup samples that we get for free, right?
- You get a perfume sample from Lalia.
- Then we have a sample of new ME organic tea.
- I just reached into a box of free samples outside a chicken restaurant.
Examples
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The study was applied to a sample of 16 children aged between 7 and 10.
Academic text (2011) -
And this is just really a small sample of what else we do.
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This is just a small sample of his pattern.
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So here we have your style number, your description, sample size and your season.
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Then we have a sample of new ME organic tea.
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And once we get all the samples we need, we need to store them.
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I believe people will love my free samples, as they are both nutritious and delicious.
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Therefore, even though this study employed a national sample, its randomness cannot be assured.
Academic text (2011) -
Only approximately one third of the sample reported being insured, consistent with rates for California farmworkers.
Academic text (2011) -
The study was applied to a sample of 16 children aged between 7 and 10.
Synonyms
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4.2
A small sample of blood, urine, or tissue taken for testing
Compounds
- Specialized
5
2.7
A small amount of water that someone takes from a river, lake, or tap to test if it is clean
- Specialized
5
3.4
A group of people or things that each has an equal chance of being picked
- Specialized
4
4.4
A small group chosen to show the larger group's main features
- Specialized
A piece of metal prepared to show its inside under a microscope
- Specialized
A group where larger groups give more members and smaller groups give fewer members
- Specialized
A set of values chosen at random from a larger group to study that group
- Specialized
A sample made by dividing people into groups like age or income and choosing at random from each group
How Big
Surface Forms
Etymology
Sample comes from the old Latin word exemplum, which means 'example' or 'a thing taken out', and it is the same root as example. So a sample is a small part taken from a whole to show what the whole is like.