sample
Portion for testing
A sample is a small portion taken from something larger—enough to show what the whole is like.
You might taste a sample of cheese, analyze a blood sample, or survey a sample of voters.
In music, to sample is to extract a snippet from an existing recording for use in a new track.
As an adjective, sample indicates something representative: a sample size of 500, sample questions from the exam.
Evaluative examination
- assayCompositional evaluation procedure
- analysisMethodical study of parts
- specimenIndividual for examination
- biopsyTissue sample for diagnosis
swab · urine · tissue · lab · laboratory · collection · testing · screening
Sampling for flavor
morsel · nibble · appetizer · platter · flight · degustation · preview · complimentary
Small cut portion
- clipCut or attach
- fragmentIncomplete portion of whole
- excerptPortion taken from larger work
- passageSegment of text
quote · extract · portion · segment · section · piece · bit · preview
Single occurrence of something
- caseContainer or instance
- exemplarTypical perfect instance
- representativeOne who acts for another
- illustrationPicture explaining something
demonstration · model · archetype · paradigm · epitome · quintessence · standard · benchmark
Rhythmic pulse or strike
- loopCurve closing on itself
- breakbeatSampled percussive rhythm pattern
- drumStruck percussion cylinder
- vinylSynthetic resin plastic
turntable · producer · hip-hop · remix · chop · slice · interpolation · clearance
Organized collection of information
- distributionAllocation across recipients
- populationAll inhabitants combined
- meanAverage, or spiteful
- medianCentral sorted value
variance · correlation · regression · random · stratified · representative · bias · size
test
Evaluative examination
- assayCompositional evaluation procedure
- analysisMethodical study of parts
- specimenIndividual for examination
biopsy · swab · urine · tissue · lab · laboratory · collection · testing · screening · diagnostic
tasting
Sampling for flavor
bite · morsel · nibble · appetizer · platter · flight · degustation · preview · complimentary · free
snippet
Small cut portion
passage · quote · extract · portion · segment · section · piece · bit · preview · teaser
instance
Single occurrence of something
- caseContainer or instance
- exemplarTypical perfect instance
- representativeOne who acts for another
illustration · demonstration · model · archetype · paradigm · epitome · quintessence · standard · benchmark · typical
beat
Rhythmic pulse or strike
vinyl · turntable · producer · hip-hop · remix · chop · slice · interpolation · clearance · royalty
dataset
Organized collection of information
- distributionAllocation across recipients
- populationAll inhabitants combined
- meanAverage, or spiteful
median · variance · correlation · regression · random · stratified · representative · bias · size · error
- freefree, freed, liberated, released, unchained
- Audiobooksaudiobook, narrator, chapter, narration, playback speed
- fashion termsstyle, fashion week, runway, catwalk, runway shows
- Laboratoriesflasks, lab notebook, beakers, science lab, lab technician
- marketsmarket, marketplace, stock market, bazaar, flea market
- Perfumeperfume, top note, top notes, base notes, eau de parfum
samplewhole
Full and undivided
entirety · totality · population · full set · complete set
samplecounterexample
Instance disproving a claim
anomaly · outlier · exception · aberration · edge case
- free sampleComplimentary trial portion
- blood sampleExtracted bodily fluid for analysis
- tissue sampleExcised cells for examination
- DNA sampleBiological material for testing
- random samplePortion selected by chance
- sample sizeQuantity of observations taken
samples, sampling, sampled, sampler, samplers, samplings, resampling, subsample, resample