samplers
Try-before-you-buy assortments
Samplers are collections that offer a taste of variety—an assortment of chocolates, a compilation of songs, or a selection of craft beers.
In music production, a sampler is an electronic instrument that records and plays back audio clips, allowing producers to incorporate fragments of existing recordings.
Historically, a sampler was a piece of embroidery demonstrating various stitches, often made by young girls learning needlework: Her grandmother's sampler hung framed in the hallway.
Decorative stitching forming X's
- embroideryDecorative stitching on fabric
- alphabetLanguage's letter system
- motifRecurring thematic element
- stitchingJoining with needle, thread
linen · floss · hoop · needlepoint · crewel · border · verse · genealogy
Rhythmic pulse or strike
- loopCurve closing on itself
- drum machineElectronic percussion simulator
- choppingCutting into pieces
- hip-hopRhythmic spoken-word music
producer · pads · sequencer · crate digging · vinyl · slice · trigger · Roland
Mixed collection of things
- tastingSampling for flavor
- varietyState of being diverse
- platterLarge flat serving dish
- selectionChosen item or items
chocolate · cheese · appetizer · flight · medley · box · gift · portion
Statistical population category
- respondentOne who gives answers
- pollGathering of opinions
- questionnaireFormal inquiry form
- censusOfficial population count
focus group · panel · data · population · random · representative · subset · participant
cross-stitch
Decorative stitching forming X's
- embroideryDecorative stitching on fabric
- alphabetLanguage's letter system
- motifRecurring thematic element
stitching · linen · floss · hoop · needlepoint · crewel · border · verse · genealogy · schoolgirl
beat
Rhythmic pulse or strike
- loopCurve closing on itself
- drum machineElectronic percussion simulator
- choppingCutting into pieces
hip-hop · producer · pads · sequencer · crate digging · vinyl · slice · trigger · Roland · kit
assortment
Mixed collection of things
selection · chocolate · cheese · appetizer · flight · medley · box · gift · portion · bite-sized
demographic
Statistical population category
- respondentOne who gives answers
- pollGathering of opinions
- questionnaireFormal inquiry form
census · focus group · panel · data · population · random · representative · subset · participant · feedback
- textilescotton, wool, silk, fabric, thread
- collectionscollection, collections, anthology, anthologies, compilation
- Victorianaseances, Dickens, spiritualism, Sherlock Holmes, phrenology
- compilationsanthology, compilation, anthologies, collection, collected stories
- handcraftssewing, knitting, weaving, pottery, quilts
- non-expertsamateurs, beginners, novices, laypeople, non-experts
- 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
sample, samples, sampled, sampler, subsample, resample, unsampled, resampled, oversampled