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sampling

[ sam-pling, sahm- ]

noun

  1. the act or process of selecting a sample for testing, analyzing, etc.
  2. the sample so selected.


sampling

/ ˈɑːɪŋ /

noun

  1. the process of selecting a random sample
  2. a variant of sample
  3. the process of taking a short extract from (a record) and mixing it into a different backing track
  4. a process in which a continuous electrical signal is approximately represented by a series of discrete values, usually regularly spaced
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of sampling1

First recorded in 1630–40; sample + -ing 1
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The county health department hired Roux Associates Inc. to conduct soil sampling at 30 homesites that had been cleaned up by the U.S.

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It was the first successful lunar sampling since a Soviet mission in 1976 and catapulted China into a leading position in the new space race.

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Composite sampling is a common practice in wildfire recovery.

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Or, if you like the finer things in life, how does traversing 26.2 miles through Bordeaux's vineyards in fancy dress, sampling wine and cheese at each fuelling station, sound?

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Our paper from 2023 is a big, big summary of the fungi found through these opportunistic sampling events over an 11 year period.

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