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noun Mathematics.

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

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Origin of sample space

First recorded in 1950–55

Words nearby sample space

samphire, sample, sample point, sampler, sample room, sample space, sampling, sampling distribution, sampling frame, sampling statistic, Sampo

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How to use sample space in a sentence

Space Invaders had just been introduced in America, and Atari was looking for a game that would do it one better.
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The astronomers found that of the 93 quasars in the sample, 19 exhibited a measurable amount of polarization.
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Her very first sculpture, a metallic chrome unicorn aptly titled “Space Oracle,” sits on a pedestal directly in front.
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An unmanned rocket intended to deliver supplies to the International Space Station exploded on Tuesday.
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These companies include SpaceX, Orbital Sciences, Sierra Nevada Space Systems, and more.
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The fact was noted in my report and now his conduct out here has been fully up to sample.
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The sample examined should be the middle milk, or the entire quantity from one breast.
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The differences are here very remarkable, especially in the quantity of ammonia, which is exceedingly large in the first sample.
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Some of the seed was sent to the collector of Kaira, who forwarded a sample of the tobacco grown from it.
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The principle on which the value of any commercial sample is estimated is very simple.
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British Dictionary definitions for sample space

sample space

noun

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

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