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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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He won three Grammy Awards as an artist and scored his biggest pop hit with I'll Be Missing You, sampling The Police's Every Breath You Take, in 1997 - his tribute after BIG's murder.

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The Times conducted its own sampling across 40 properties in Altadena and Pacific Palisades, which found that two of 10 remediated Eaton-area sites still showed lead levels more than three times the standard.

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This new study was funded by environmental charity Fidras and involved sampling in 5 rivers in Wales, 3 in Northern Ireland 14 in Scotland and 10 in the north of England.

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Here is a sampling of how life is changing:

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Back at the hospital, doctors are racing to complete the DNA sampling of the victims so that they can start returning bodies to their families.

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