sampling

[ sam-pling, sahm- ]

noun

1. the act or process of selecting a sample for testing, analyzing, etc.
2. the sample so selected.

sampling

/ ˈsɑːmplɪŋ /

noun

1. the process of selecting a random sample
2. See sample
   a variant of sample
3. the process of taking a short extract from (a record) and mixing it into a different backing track
4. a process in which a continuous electrical signal is approximately represented by a series of discrete values, usually regularly spaced

Word History and Origins

Origin of sampling¹

First recorded in 1630–40; sample + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

They’re a sampling, from across the nation, and they’re reported voluntarily.

From FiveThirtyEight

For publishers that are already mailing goods to customers, adding sampling is an easy fit.

From Digiday

In other words, the sampling was biased toward larger households.

From FiveThirtyEight

He also estimates the probability of each candidate’s election by accounting for sampling error in the tracker and other uncertainties.

From FiveThirtyEight

We had hoped to see the western bumblebee in our sampling, because its numbers have dropped precipitously in our area.

From Nautilus

More than any other system, random sampling gives you “an exact portrait of the people at large.”

From The Daily Beast

Sortition rests on two rather unique properties of random sampling.

From The Daily Beast

Overall, the average duration of illness at sampling was nine days.

From The Daily Beast

For example, Ed explained to me that while a sampling a beat is a well-known device in rap music, he samples colors.

From The Daily Beast

Minaj dropped her newest single Anaconda on Monday, a Sir Mix-A-Lot sampling ode to her own assets.

From The Daily Beast

If old Piegan Smith hadn't been sampling the contents of that keg so industriously he would never have made a break.

From Project Gutenberg

Jimmy says the pig just turned on its heel and walked round the garden sampling things and inquiring into them.

From Project Gutenberg

In other words, he went over the same ground again with a sampling-pick and a bundle of canvas bags.

From Project Gutenberg

After getting rid of most of the superfluous servants, he put on a screen and began sampling the newscasts.

From Project Gutenberg

Here it usually remains open for inspection and sampling till it is sold, when it is bagged.

From Project Gutenberg

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