- present participle of sample.
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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Researchers used multiple sampling techniques to determine which microorganisms lived inside Ötzi during his lifetime and which arrived after his death.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 7, 2026
The licenses cover preliminary surveys and sampling, with future decisions on commercial exploitation needing further bureau approval.
From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026
Extra safety measures have included dust and air sampling that is ongoing at ten campuses in the Boyle Heights area, said Carlos Torres, director of the school district’s Office of Environmental Health and Safety.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
Like other Chinese products that were good enough and temptingly cheap, U.S. companies looking to cut costs are sampling their wares or are interested in getting permission to do so.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 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
Here are more samplings of the internet’s initial reactions to the trades:
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 9, 2023
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
“We have been making samplings for other furniture companies. We continue to push forward.”
From Washington Times ● Mar. 28, 2021
Positive results in Martian microbiology were achieved in seven different samplings in two locales on Mars separated by 5,000 kilometers.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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