English noun: sampling |
1. | sampling (act) (statistics) the selection of a suitable sample for study |
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| Broader (hypernym) | choice, option, pick, selection |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | proportional sampling, random sampling, representative sampling, stratified sampling |
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| Domain category | statistics |
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2. | sampling (cognition) items selected at random from a population and used to test hypotheses about the population |
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| Synonyms | sample, sample distribution |
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| Broader (hypernym) | distribution, statistical distribution |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | acceptance sampling, proportional sample, random sample, representative sample, stratified sample |
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| Domain category | statistics |
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3. | sampling (act) measurement at regular intervals of the amplitude of a varying waveform (in order to convert it to digital form) |
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| Broader (hypernym) | measure, measurement, measuring, mensuration |
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| Domain category | telecom, telecommunication |
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