VDict - Definition of sampling

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sampling

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Noun

measurement at regular intervals of the amplitude of a varying waveform (in order to convert it to digital form)

items selected at random from a population and used to test hypotheses about the population

(statistics) the selection of a suitable sample for study

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Synonyms:
sample distribution sample

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Words pronounced/spelled similarly to "sampling":
sampling shambling
Words contain "sampling":
acceptance sampling chorionic villus sampling proportional sampling random sampling representative sampling sampling sampling frequency sampling rate sampling station stratified sampling
Words contain "sampling" in its definition in English - English (Wordnet) dictionary:
nyquist rate sampling frequency sampling rate sampling

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