noun
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the process of selecting a random sample
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a variant of sample
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the process of taking a short extract from (a record) and mixing it into a different backing track
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a process in which a continuous electrical signal is approximately represented by a series of discrete values, usually regularly spaced
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But instruments that settle far larger sums answer to a patchwork of sampling rules and periodic checks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
Individual polls do have a built-in margin of error – a statistical level of uncertainty based on the sampling size compared to the population as a whole.
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026
Because rain is expected this weekend, water sampling will begin Monday and continue as needed until results comply with state recreational water quality standards, the city said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026
Gupta's approach instead introduces a multi-scale sampling strategy that organizes information about the network at several different levels.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026
He was like a winetaster sampling an old claret.
From "Boy: Tales of a Childhood" by Roald Dahl
This is the first show devoted to this period, and it introduces an early Ray Johnson that is quite different from the one known for his later gritty samplings of popular culture.
From New York Times ● May 30, 2024
Mr. McLaughlin said good rules of thumb for pollsters are to use voter lists, rather than random samplings of adults.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 5, 2022
Because satellite measurements are not direct samplings of pollution particles, researchers must use a statistical conversion process that at least one study showed can involve a lot of error.
From Salon ● Jan. 19, 2022
Arbitrators reinstate about half of the fired officers whose appeals they consider, according to separate reviews of samplings of cases by The Times and a law professor.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 22, 2020
I’ve always admired those reporters who can descend on an area, talk to key people, ask key questions, take samplings of opinions, and then set down an orderly report very like a road map.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
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