sample space

American  

noun

Mathematics.

1. the collection of all possible results of an experiment, represented as points.

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sample space British  

noun

1. statistics the set of possible outcomes of an experiment; the range of values of a random variable

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Etymology

Origin of sample space

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

That could mean far more of us get the chance to sample space travel, at least briefly.

From BBC

The finite is nested within the infinite, and somewhere across the glittering, howling universal sample space of Buddha Field or Babel, your doppelgänger is hard at the keyboard, playing a Bach toccata.

From New York Times

The online software can analyze thousands of hands being played at the same time, and that larger sample space makes for a more accurate statistical analysis.

From Scientific American

Once again, unfortunately, my sample space is limited to educated urban India.

From Scientific American

Any crab within the invisible line formed by extending the left and right sides of the square out into the shallows fell into his sample space.

From New York Times