- 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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However, there are limitations to that type of sampling.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
In the past, recruiters often would just look over a sampling of applications rather than the entire group when the volume of applications grew too high, he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
The startup, Pilgrim, has built a 50-pound tripod-mounted hardware device called Argus that is packed with sensors that combines air sampling and genomic sequencing to detect biological threats, like Ebola or anthrax.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
I remember back then, older people were saying sampling is not real music, rappers are not musicians.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
This is a rapid sampling of tissue, done close to the moment of death instead of a full autopsy.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
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
A closed beach may reopen when the average bacteria is below 200 CFU/100 mL in three consecutive samplings, and the daily average of the two most recent sampling days was below 200 CFU/100 mL.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 12, 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
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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