Sample
noun
A small part or piece that is shown as proof or to get information about the whole thing it came from.
He took a sample of her blood to be tested in the lab.
Often appears as...
- blood sample
- soil sample
noun
A small amount of a product given to customers to try to see if they like it.
The company is handing out free samples of their new chocolate bar.
Often appears as...
- free sample
- product sample
verb
To taste or try a small amount of something to see what it is like.
We went to a cheese factory and sampled several kinds of cheese.
Often appears as...
- sample the cuisine
- sample the wine
noun
A group of people or things from a larger group that is studied to learn about the whole group.
The survey was conducted on a sample of 1000 adults.
Often appears as...
- random sample
- large sample
Usage tips
Technical
verb
To use a small part of a sound recording in a new piece of music.
The DJ sampled an old jazz record in his new song.
Often appears as...
- sample a track
- sample a beat
Usage tips
Colloquial
noun
A small part or piece that is shown as proof or to get information about the whole thing it came from.
He took a sample of her blood to be tested in the lab.
Often appears as...
- blood sample
- soil sample
noun
A small amount of a product given to customers to try to see if they like it.
The company is handing out free samples of their new chocolate bar.
Often appears as...
- free sample
- product sample
verb
To taste or try a small amount of something to see what it is like.
We went to a cheese factory and sampled several kinds of cheese.
Often appears as...
- sample the cuisine
- sample the wine
noun
A group of people or things from a larger group that is studied to learn about the whole group.
The survey was conducted on a sample of 1000 adults.
Often appears as...
- random sample
- large sample
Usage tips
Technical
verb
To use a small part of a sound recording in a new piece of music.
The DJ sampled an old jazz record in his new song.
Often appears as...
- sample a track
- sample a beat
Usage tips
Colloquial
Definition 1 of 5
Pro Tip 1/2Proof of Whole
Understand 'sample' as a part showing quality or features of everything it represents.
The paint sample reflects the color of the entire batch.
Pro Tip 2/2Research Context
'Sample' is often used in scientific or market research contexts.
Scientists examined tissue samples under a microscope.
Pro Tip 1/2Proof of Whole
Understand 'sample' as a part showing quality or features of everything it represents.
The paint sample reflects the color of the entire batch.
Pro Tip 2/2Research Context
'Sample' is often used in scientific or market research contexts.
Scientists examined tissue samples under a microscope.
Pro Tip 1/2Proof of Whole
Understand 'sample' as a part showing quality or features of everything it represents.
The paint sample reflects the color of the entire batch.
Pro Tip 2/2Research Context
'Sample' is often used in scientific or market research contexts.
Scientists examined tissue samples under a microscope.
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Can you solve the frog...
shrinking the sample space and increasing the probability of getting a particular combination. The point is that information affects probability. And conditional probability isn't just the stuff of abstract mathematical games. It pops up in the real world, as well. Computers and other devices use conditional probability
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The science of...
to smell either one of the worn shirts, or a new unworn one, saliva samples showed an increase in testosterone in those who had smelled a shirt worn by an ovulating woman. Such a testosterone boost may give a man the nudge to pursue a woman he might not have otherwise noticed.
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Eyes on Orcas PIPE...
we start to understand family structure and population size. Information from a single whale helps the team learn about the individual. But multiple samples help them understand a section of the population, and that's the goal they've been working toward all season.
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Nathalie Cabrol: How...
and only then will we be able to send our rover to the right places where we can sample those rocks that may be telling us something really important about who we are, or, if not, maybe telling us that somewhere, independently, life has appeared on another planet.
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Computing with fluids PIPE...
exciting but I said it is matter that we are manipulating I could put anything in these tiny little things I could put individual cells I could put biomolecules I could actually put patient samples inside these little things and the way they
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Can you solve the virus...
all the sample vials have broken. The virus is contained for now, but unless you can destroy it, the vents will soon open and unleash a deadly airborne plague. Without hesitation, you grab your HazMat suit and get ready to save the world.
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Is there a disease that...
We found samples in mummies. Today, about a third of the world's population is infected, and most of them never even know it. In healthy people, symptoms often don't show up at all. When they do, they're mild and flu-like.
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The immortal cells of...
he sent samples to labs all over the world. Soon the world's first cell production facility was churning out 6 trillion HeLa cells a week, and scientists put them to work in an ethically problematic way,
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The strange case of the...
had snacked on poisonous birth defect-causing plants. They collected the local flora and fed samples to lab rats, but struggled to replicate the effect. So they decided to directly observe the sheep
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The Astronaut of the...
samples and as much data as we can and before you know it you're on your way back up so less than one percent of the deep ocean has ever been seen by human eyes or imaged with cameras
Video examples
Can you solve the frog...
shrinking the sample space and increasing the probability of getting a particular combination. The point is that information affects probability. And conditional probability isn't just the stuff of abstract mathematical games. It pops up in the real world, as well. Computers and other devices use conditional probability
Video examples
The science of...
to smell either one of the worn shirts, or a new unworn one, saliva samples showed an increase in testosterone in those who had smelled a shirt worn by an ovulating woman. Such a testosterone boost may give a man the nudge to pursue a woman he might not have otherwise noticed.
Video examples
Eyes on Orcas PIPE...
we start to understand family structure and population size. Information from a single whale helps the team learn about the individual. But multiple samples help them understand a section of the population, and that's the goal they've been working toward all season.
Video examples
Nathalie Cabrol: How...
and only then will we be able to send our rover to the right places where we can sample those rocks that may be telling us something really important about who we are, or, if not, maybe telling us that somewhere, independently, life has appeared on another planet.
Video examples
Computing with fluids PIPE...
exciting but I said it is matter that we are manipulating I could put anything in these tiny little things I could put individual cells I could put biomolecules I could actually put patient samples inside these little things and the way they
Video examples
Can you solve the virus...
all the sample vials have broken. The virus is contained for now, but unless you can destroy it, the vents will soon open and unleash a deadly airborne plague. Without hesitation, you grab your HazMat suit and get ready to save the world.
Video examples
Is there a disease that...
We found samples in mummies. Today, about a third of the world's population is infected, and most of them never even know it. In healthy people, symptoms often don't show up at all. When they do, they're mild and flu-like.
Video examples
The immortal cells of...
he sent samples to labs all over the world. Soon the world's first cell production facility was churning out 6 trillion HeLa cells a week, and scientists put them to work in an ethically problematic way,
Video examples
The strange case of the...
had snacked on poisonous birth defect-causing plants. They collected the local flora and fed samples to lab rats, but struggled to replicate the effect. So they decided to directly observe the sheep
Video examples
The Astronaut of the...
samples and as much data as we can and before you know it you're on your way back up so less than one percent of the deep ocean has ever been seen by human eyes or imaged with cameras
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Quote examples
Vanilla Ice
American Musician
This was totally influenced by me and the direction that I am writing about and the stuff that I am writing about. There is just no way that you can be as intense as what I have been through in my life over a drum beat machine, sample, or loop; it's just not going to happen.
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María Blasco Marhuenda
Spanish Scientist
We can detect very small differences in telomere length, and it is a very simple and fast technique where many samples can be analysed at the same time. Most importantly, we are able to determine the presence of dangerous telomeres - those that are very short.
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Rick James
American Musician
I wrote and produced millions and millions of selling records, so my publishing company alone was worth millions of dollars. I didn't have to work anymore in life because when the rappers started sampling... I'm the most sampled artist in history.
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Marc Almond
British Musician
I thinks it really interesting how they throw the world music samples in there. I often wonder what it would be like to do something like that, but use my lyrics and my kind of style.
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Louis Tomlinson
English Musician
All my mates are at university, and it's a life I haven't had a chance to enjoy, so it's great to turn up and sample a bit of it.
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Rudy Ray Moore
American Comedian
Luther Campbell is the only person that has ever paid me for sampling me. I'm out for the rest of 'em, but the young man paid me.
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Kenneth L. Pike
American Sociologist
The universe extends beyond the mind of man, and is more complex than the small sample one can study.
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Frank Dukes
Canadian Producer
You never know what can happen if you get sampled by the biggest artist in the world.
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Chino Moreno
American Musician
I've always had a deep passion for a lot of early electronic and sampled music.
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Rita Marley
Jamaican Singer
People come from all over the world to sample Jamaican jerk.
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Vanilla Ice
American Musician
This was totally influenced by me and the direction that I am writing about and the stuff that I am writing about. There is just no way that you can be as intense as what I have been through in my life over a drum beat machine, sample, or loop; it's just not going to happen.
Quote examples
María Blasco Marhuenda
Spanish Scientist
We can detect very small differences in telomere length, and it is a very simple and fast technique where many samples can be analysed at the same time. Most importantly, we are able to determine the presence of dangerous telomeres - those that are very short.
Quote examples
Rick James
American Musician
I wrote and produced millions and millions of selling records, so my publishing company alone was worth millions of dollars. I didn't have to work anymore in life because when the rappers started sampling... I'm the most sampled artist in history.
Quote examples
Marc Almond
British Musician
I thinks it really interesting how they throw the world music samples in there. I often wonder what it would be like to do something like that, but use my lyrics and my kind of style.
Quote examples
Louis Tomlinson
English Musician
All my mates are at university, and it's a life I haven't had a chance to enjoy, so it's great to turn up and sample a bit of it.
Quote examples
Rudy Ray Moore
American Comedian
Luther Campbell is the only person that has ever paid me for sampling me. I'm out for the rest of 'em, but the young man paid me.
Quote examples
Kenneth L. Pike
American Sociologist
The universe extends beyond the mind of man, and is more complex than the small sample one can study.
Quote examples
Frank Dukes
Canadian Producer
You never know what can happen if you get sampled by the biggest artist in the world.
Quote examples
Chino Moreno
American Musician
I've always had a deep passion for a lot of early electronic and sampled music.
Quote examples
Rita Marley
Jamaican Singer
People come from all over the world to sample Jamaican jerk.
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