subsample
[ noun suhb-sam-puhl; verb suhb-sam-puhl ]
/ noun ˈsʌbˌsæm pəl; verb sʌbˈsæm pəl /
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noun
a specimen from or a small part of a sample.
verb (used with object), sub·sam·pled, sub·sam·pling.
to take a subsample of.
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Words nearby subsample
subrogation, sub rosa, subround, subroutine, sub-Saharan, subsample, subsatellite, subsc, subscapular, subscapular artery, subscapular muscle
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Example sentences from the Web for subsample
For that subsample of stocks, $1 invested in January 2015 would have doubled by April 2020, while the market grew by about 50% over that time period.
The adult subsample of hunter-kills also contained a higher percentage of males (66 percent : 34 percent).