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  • 31sample — /sam peuhl, sahm /, n., adj., v., sampled, sampling. n. 1. a small part of anything or one of a number, intended to show the quality, style, or nature of the whole; specimen. 2. Statistics. a subset of a population: to study a sample of the total …

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  • 32sample — 1. noun /ˈsɑːm.pəl,ˈsæm.pəl/ a) A part of anything taken or presented for inspection, or shown as evidence of the quality of the whole; a specimen; as, goods are often purchased by samples. I design this but for a sample of what I hope more fully …

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  • 33Sample — Sam|ple [ zampl̩, engl.: sɑ:mp(ə)l ], das; [s], s [engl. sample, über das Afrz. zu lat. exemplum, ↑ Exempel]: 1. (bes. Markt , Meinungsforschung, Statistik) a) repräsentative Stichprobe; b) aus einer größeren Menge ausgewählte Gruppe von Personen …

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  • 34sample — n. representative item 1) to distribute, hand out (free) samples 2) a floor; free sample selected segment (statistics) 3) a random sample * * * [ sɑːmp(ə)l] free sample hand out (free) samples [ representative item ] to distribute [ selected… …

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  • 35sample — 1. noun 1) a sample of the fabric Syn: specimen, example, bit, snippet, swatch, representative piece, exemplification; prototype, test piece, dummy, pilot, trial, taste, taster, tester 2) a sam …

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  • 36sample*/ — [ˈsɑːmp(ə)l] noun [C] I 1) an example or small amount of something that shows you what all of it is like We had to bring some samples of our work to the interview.[/ex] I took home some samples of curtain fabrics.[/ex] 2) a small amount of a… …

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  • 37sample — / sɑ:mpəl/ noun 1. a small part of an item which is used to show what the whole item is like ● Can you provide us with a sample of the cloth or a cloth sample? 2. a small group which is studied in order to show what a larger group is like ● We… …

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  • 38sample — 1) A small group of items selected from a larger group to represent the characteristics of the larger group. Samples are often used in auditing because it is not feasible to inspect all the available documentation; however, conclusions drawn from …

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  • 39sample — 1. noun 1) a sample of the fabric Syn: specimen, example, snippet, swatch, taste, taster 2) a representative sample Syn: cross section, selection 2. verb we sampled the f …

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  • 40sample — sam•ple [[t]ˈsæm pəl, ˈsɑm [/t]] n. adj. v. pled, pling 1) a small part of or a selection from something, intended to show the quality, style, or nature of the whole; specimen 2) sta Statistics. a subset of a population 3) hfi a sound of short… …

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