subsample

[ noun suhb-sam-puhl; verb suhb-sam-puhl ]

noun

1. a specimen from or a small part of a sample.

verb (used with object)

, sub·sam·pled, sub·sam·pling.

1. to take a subsample of.

Word History and Origins

Origin of subsample¹

First recorded in 1895–1900; sub- + sample

Example Sentences

For that subsample of stocks, $1 invested in January 2015 would have doubled by April 2020, while the market grew by about 50% over that time period.

From Fortune

The adult subsample of hunter-kills also contained a higher percentage of males (66 percent : 34 percent).

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