English Explanatory Dictionary

sampling

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. present participle and gerund of sample
noun
  1. The process or technique of obtaining a representative sample.
  2. A sample.
  3. The analysis of a group by determining the characteristics of a significant percentage of its members chosen at random.
  4. The measurement, at regular intervals, of the amplitude of a varying waveform in order to convert it to digital form.
  5. The electronic splicing of pieces of previously recorded sound as part of a composition, especially as part of hip-hop or electronic dance music.

Pronunciation

/ˈsæmpəlɪŋ/ /ˈsɑːmpəlɪŋ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-sampling.wav

Word forms

sampling samplings

Derived words

biosampling chorionic villus sampling convenience sampling cryosampling Gibbs sampling kick sampling microsampling multisampling nonsampling photosampling postsampling presampling pseudosampling rejection sampling sampling error sampling frequency sampling rate sampling straw sampling thief sampling tube serosampling snowball sampling time sampling undersampling
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