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Noun sample has 3 senses
- sample - a small part of something intended as representative of the whole
--1 is a kind of example, illustration, instance, representative
--1 has particulars:
- sample distribution, sample, sampling - items selected at random from a population and used to test hypotheses about the population
--2 is a kind of distribution, statistical distribution
--2 has particulars:
- sample - all or part of a natural object that is collected and preserved as an example of its class
--3 is a kind of natural object
--3 has particulars: specimen; core
Verb sample has 1 sense
- sample, try, try out, taste - take a sample of; "Try these new crackers"; "Sample the regional dishes"
--1 is one way to consume, ingest, take in, take, have
Sample sentences:
They sample more bread
The chefs sample the vegetables
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