sample
/ˈsæm.pəl/ noun A2- A part or snippet of something taken or presented for inspection, or shown as evidence of the quality of the whole; a specimen. · a blood sample
- A subset or portion of a population that is systematically selected for measurement, observation, or questioning, with the objective of generating statistical information that accurately reflects the characteristics of the entire population. · Large samples are generally more reliable than small samples due to having less variability.
- A small quantity of food for tasting, typically given away for free.
- A small piece of some goods, for determining quality, colour, etc., typically given away for free.
- A borrowing of easily recognised phases (or moments) from other music (or movies) in a recording.
Plural samples
From the library
Permit me to give you a sample.
I notified the agency yesterday afternoon to send over a few samples this morning.
Each cylindrical sample we carefully pull from the ancient glacier contains tiny trapped bubbles of prehistoric air.
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