noun🔗ShareA 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"partqualityitembusinessessentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA subset of a population selected for measurement, observation or questioning, to provide statistical information about the population."The school surveyed a sample of students to find out their favorite subjects. "statisticsmathscienceessentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA small quantity of food for tasting, typically given away for free."The bakery offered a free sample of their new chocolate croissant. "foodessentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA small piece of some goods, for determining quality, colour, etc., typically given away for free."The store gave a sample of the new fabric so we could see the colours before buying. "businesscommerceessentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareGratuitous borrowing of easily recognised phases (or moments) from other music (or movies) in a recording."The song's chorus was a clear sample of a popular movie theme. "musicentertainmentmediaartessentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareExample; pattern."The teacher gave a sample problem to show how to solve the equations. "typeitemessentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo take or to test a sample or samples of."The scientist sampled the soil to test for heavy metals. "scienceindustryfoodmedicinebiologyessentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo reduce a continuous signal (such as a sound wave) to a discrete signal."The audio engineer sampled the singer's voice to create a digital recording. "soundelectronicssignaltechnologycomputingtechnicalfrequencyessentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo reuse a portion of (an existing sound recording) in a new piece of music."The musician sampled a short snippet of the old song in his new composition. "musictechnologysoundentertainmentessentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo make or show something similar to a sample."The teacher sampled different teaching methods to see which one worked best with her students. "styleappearanceessentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading