Sampler may refer to:
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Sampler (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 spac ...
, a digital signal processing device that converts a continuous signal to a discrete signal
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Sampler (needlework)
A needlework sampler is a piece of embroidery or cross-stitching produced as a 'specimen of achievement', demonstration or a test of skill in needlework. It often includes the alphabet, figures, motifs, decorative borders and sometimes the name o ...
, a handstitched piece of embroidery used to demonstrate skill in needlework
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Sampler (surname) Sampler is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Marion Sampler (1920–1998), American designer
* Philece Sampler (1953–2021), American actress
* Samuel M. Sampler
Samuel M. Sampler (January 27, 1895 – November 19, 1979) was ...
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quilt
A quilt is a multi-layered textile, traditionally composed of two or more layers of fabric or fiber. Commonly three layers are used with a filler material. These layers traditionally include a woven cloth top, a layer of batting or wadding, a ...
where each block is constructed using a different pattern
* Sampler, or hydrocarbon well logging, or
mud logger
Mud logging is the creation of a detailed record (well logging, well log) of a borehole by examining the cuttings of rock brought to the surface by the circulating drilling medium (most commonly Drilling fluid, drilling mud). Mud logging is usua ...
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sampling (medicine)
In medicine, sampling is gathering of matter from the body to aid in the process of a medical diagnosis and/or evaluation of an indication for treatment, further medical tests or other procedures. In this sense, the sample is the gathered matter ...
, the instrument used
Music
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Sampler (musical instrument)
A sampler is an electronic or digital musical instrument which uses sound recordings (or " samples") of real instrument sounds (e.g., a piano, violin, trumpet, or other synthesizer), excerpts from recorded songs (e.g., a five-second bass guita ...
, a device used to create digital recordings called samples
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''Sampler'' (Cardiacs album), 1995
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''Sampler'' (Cat Empire EP)
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''Sampler'' (Plumb EP)
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Sampler album
A sampler or promotional compilation is a type of compilation album generally offered at a reduced price to showcase an artist or a selection of artists signed to a particular record label. The format became popular in the late 1960s as record labe ...
, a type of compilation album
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In Store Jam
''In Store Jam'' is the second compilation album released by British funk/ acid jazz band Jamiroquai. Released as a promotional album in 1997, the record features a selection of tracks from all three of the group's early studio albums, as well a ...
'', a promotional compilation by Jamiroquai
See also
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Sample (disambiguation)
Sample or samples may refer to:
Base meaning
* Sample (statistics), a subset of a population – complete data set
* Sample (signal), a digital discrete sample of a continuous analog signal
* Sample (material), a specimen or small quantity of s ...
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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 ano ...
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