See Also: Mean of the sample(money)
Sample(medicine)
sample(2)(dictionary)
sample(1)(dictionary)
Sample(money)
sample 2, verb(dictionary)
sample 1, noun(dictionary)
Random sample(health)
Random Sample(money)
SAMPLE, contracts(law)

sample(2) (iou)



sample verb trans. L16.
[from the noun.]
Be or find a match to; parallel; intend as a match for. L16-L17.
Illustrate, explain by examples; symbolize. Also, imitate, copy. Only in 17.
a. Take a sample or samples of; assess or test the quality of (a thing) from a sample; get a representative experience of. M18.
W. Cather Frank..came in from the dining-room, where he had been sampling the Captain's French brandy. P. Bowles She had sampled the tea several times and eventually found it to her liking.
b. Present a sample or samples of. Also, serve as a sample of. L19.
c. Electronics & Audio. Ascertain the momentary value of (an analogue signal) many times a second so that these values may be represented digitally (effectively converting the original analogue signal to a digital one); record (sound) digitally for subsequent electronic processing. Also, subject the music of (a composer, performer, etc.) to this process. M20.
Provide with samples. M20.
Comb.: sample-and-hold adjective (Electronics) designating a circuit or technique in which a varying voltage is sampled periodically and the sampled voltage is retained in the interval until the next sampling.