Sample or samples may refer to:
Base meaning
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Sample (statistics)
In statistics, quality assurance, and survey methodology, sampling is the selection of a subset (a statistical sample) of individuals from within a statistical population to estimate characteristics of the whole population. Statisticians attem ...
, a subset of a population – complete data set
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Sample (signal)
In signal processing, sampling is the reduction of a continuous-time signal to a discrete-time signal. A common example is the conversion of a sound wave to a sequence of "samples".
A sample is a value of the signal at a point in time and/or sp ...
, a digital discrete sample of a continuous analog signal
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Sample (material)
In general, a sample is a limited quantity of something which is intended to be similar to and represent a larger amount of that thing(s). The things could be countable objects such as individual items available as units for sale, or an unc ...
, a specimen or small quantity of something
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Sample (graphics)
In computer graphics, a sample is an intersection of channel and a pixel
In digital imaging, a pixel (abbreviated px), pel, or picture element is the smallest addressable element in a raster image, or the smallest point in an all points ad ...
, an intersection of a color channel and a pixel
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SAMPLE history, a mnemonic acronym for questions medical first responders should ask
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Product sample, a sample of a consumer product that is given to the consumer so that he or she may try a product before committing to a purchase
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Standard cross-cultural sample
The Standard Cross-Cultural Sample (SCCS) is a sample of 186 cultures used by scholars engaged in cross-cultural studies.
Origin
Cross-cultural research entails a particular statistical problem, known as Galton's problem: tests of functional re ...
, a sample of 186 cultures, used by scholars engaged in cross-cultural studies
People
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Sample (surname)
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Samples (surname)
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Junior Samples (1926–1983), American comedian
Places
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Sample, Kentucky, unincorporated community, United States
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Sampleville, Ohio, unincorporated community, United States
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Hugh W. and Sarah Sample House, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Iowa, United States
Music
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Sample (music), to reuse a portion of a sound recording in another recording, or the portion reused
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"Sample" (Sakanaction song)
* "Sample", a song by No-Man from ''
Flowermix''
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The Samples, a band from Boulder, Colorado
Other uses
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USS ''Sample'' (FF-1048), a frigate in the U.S. Navy
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The Sample, a defunct department store in Buffalo, New York, U.S.
See also
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Sampler (disambiguation)
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Sampling (disambiguation)
Sampling may refer to:
* Sampling (signal processing), converting a continuous signal into a discrete signal
* Sampling (graphics), converting continuous colors into discrete color components
*Sampling (music), the reuse of a sound recording in an ...
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