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• sample — [sam′pəl, säm′pəl] n. [ME, aphetic for asample < Anglo Fr, for OFr essample: see EXAMPLE] 1. a part, piece, or item taken or shown as representative of a whole thing, group, species, etc.; specimen; pattern [samples of wallpaper] 2. an… …   English World dictionary

• sample — ► NOUN 1) a small part or quantity intended to show what the whole is like. 2) Statistics a portion of a population, serving as a basis for estimates of the attributes of the whole population. 3) a specimen taken for scientific testing or… …   English terms dictionary

• sample — /ˈsæmpəl / (say sampuhl), /ˈsampəl/ (say sahmpuhl) noun 1. a small part of anything or one of a number, intended to show the quality, style, etc., of the whole; a specimen. 2. Music a digitally encoded recording of sound which may be reproduced,… …  

• sample — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French sample, essample, from Latin exemplum more at example Date: 15th century 1. a representative part or a single item from a larger whole or group especially when presented for inspection or shown …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• sample — /sam peuhl, sahm /, n., adj., v., sampled, sampling. n. 1. a small part of anything or one of a number, intended to show the quality, style, or nature of the whole; specimen. 2. Statistics. a subset of a population: to study a sample of the total …   Universalium

• sample — sam•ple [[t]ˈsæm pəl, ˈsɑm [/t]] n. adj. v. pled, pling 1) a small part of or a selection from something, intended to show the quality, style, or nature of the whole; specimen 2) sta Statistics. a subset of a population 3) hfi a sound of short… …   From formal English to slang

• sample — noun 1》 a small part or quantity intended to show what the whole is like.     ↘Statistics a portion of a population, serving as a basis for estimates of the attributes of the whole population. 2》 a specimen taken for scientific testing or… …   English new terms dictionary

• Sample rate conversion — is the process of converting a (usually digital) signal from one sampling rate to another, while changing the information carried by the signal as little as possible. When applied to an image, this process is sometimes called image scaling.Sample …   Wikipedia

• Take Me Out to the Ball Game — is an early 20th century Tin Pan Alley song which became the unofficial anthem of baseball although neither of its authors had attended a game prior to writing the song.cite web | url=http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.natlib.ihas.200153239/def… …   Wikipedia

• Sample — Sam ple, v. t. 1. To make or show something similar to; to match. Bp. Hall. [1913 Webster] 2. To take or to test a sample or samples of; as, to sample sugar, teas, wools, cloths. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Take Me Home, Country Roads — Single by John Denver from the album Poems, Prayers and Promises Release …   Wikipedia