Sample is an English word with synonyms like example or ingest. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Sample meaning
- A part or snippet of something taken or presented for inspection, or shown as evidence of the quality of the whole; a specimen.
- A subset or portion of a population that is systematically selected for measurement, observation, or questioning, with the objective of generating statistical information that accurately reflects the characteristics of the entire population.
- A small quantity of food for tasting, typically given away for free.
Synonyms of Sample
Using Sample
- The main meaning on this page is: A part or snippet of something taken or presented for inspection, or shown as evidence of the quality of the whole; a specimen. | A subset or portion of a population that is systematically selected for measurement, observation, or questioning, with the objective of generating statistical information that accurately reflects the characteristics of the entire population. | A small quantity of food for tasting, typically given away for free.
- Useful related words include: example, ingest, consume, taste.
- In the example corpus, sample often appears in combinations such as: the sample, sample of, sample is.
Context around Sample
- Average sentence length in these examples: 32.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 12 start, 8 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Sample
- In this selection, "sample" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 32.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, man, 10th, standard, space, surface and case stand out and add context to how "sample" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a fresh sample while the, a preserved sample, sample space, sample size and sample sizes. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "sample" sits close to words such as delayed, providers and gang, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with sample
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The top image is a fresh sample, while the bottom is a preserved sample. (14 words)
In short, counterfeiting may be partial (sample processed) or total (sample created by humans) or cover the name given to the sample. (22 words)
Approximately every 10th sample a blank, duplicate, or standard sample is inserted into the sample sequence for quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC) purposes. (24 words)
Shoppers who opt to buy the BBQ will get in the box, a grill plate, a cook and crisp basket, a removable woodfire smoke box, a grease tray, a pellet scoop, a sample bag Ninja woodfire pellets (robust), a sample bag Ninja woodfire pellets (all-purpose). (46 words)
As a kid, Alison Stewart of Waitara found a great use for the sample bags (C8) from the Royal Easter Show: “Those little sample-sized containers of real products were great to take home and play ‘Shop’ with family and neighbourhood children. (42 words)
Regardless of the sample type, blood, water, etc., it is important that it be free of clots or other particulate matter, as even the smallest clot can disrupt sample flow and block or clog the sample tips within the spray chamber. (41 words)
Example sentences (20)
Kanye responded by replacing the sample with a sample from his own song, Hell Of A Life, which included a previously cleared Iron Man sample.
Approximately every 10th sample a blank, duplicate, or standard sample is inserted into the sample sequence for quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC) purposes.
When the electrons hit the sample, the bombardment would excite the elements contained within the sample, producing X-rays that a spectrometer would then analyze to identify the sample’s chemical make-up.
First, a voltage bias is applied and the tip is brought close to the sample by coarse sample-to-tip control, which is turned off when the tip and sample are sufficiently close.
In short, counterfeiting may be partial (sample processed) or total (sample created by humans) or cover the name given to the sample.
Probability sampling In a probability sample (also called "scientific" or "random" sample) each member of the target population has a known and non-zero probability of inclusion in the sample.
Regardless of the sample type, blood, water, etc., it is important that it be free of clots or other particulate matter, as even the smallest clot can disrupt sample flow and block or clog the sample tips within the spray chamber.
Standard deviation refers to the extent to which individual observations in a sample differ from a central value, such as the sample or population mean, while Standard error refers to an estimate of difference between sample mean and population mean.
The application of the pulse to the sample allows for individual atoms at the sample surface to be ejected as an ion from the sample surface at a known time.
The null distribution of this statistic is calculated under the null hypothesis that the sample is drawn from the reference distribution (in the one-sample case) or that the samples are drawn from the same distribution (in the two-sample case).
These sample values are produced iteratively, with the distribution of the next sample being dependent only on the current sample value (thus making the sequence of samples into a Markov chain ).
Typically, when the sample space is finite, any subset of the sample space is an event (i.e. all elements of the power set of the sample space are defined as events).
After sample preparation, test work on this Master Composite sample included heavy liquid separation (HLS), dense media separation (DMS, see fig 1), and dry magnetic separation at SGS Lakefield.
And once a sample comes back over the safe limit, their staff has to return every single day to sample until the bacteria count falls below the threshold, leaving them without the resources to test other beaches.
Shoppers who opt to buy the BBQ will get in the box, a grill plate, a cook and crisp basket, a removable woodfire smoke box, a grease tray, a pellet scoop, a sample bag Ninja woodfire pellets (robust), a sample bag Ninja woodfire pellets (all-purpose).
Some others make a judgment from the sample size тАФ a commonly shared notion is that the bigger the sample size, the more reliable should be the exit poll.
The defendant was subsequently taken to hospital where he refused to allow a sample of blood to be taken - citing his fear of needles - but did provide a urine sample which showed he was more than twice the drink-drive limit.
The top image is a fresh sample, while the bottom is a preserved sample.
As a kid, Alison Stewart of Waitara found a great use for the sample bags (C8) from the Royal Easter Show: “Those little sample-sized containers of real products were great to take home and play ‘Shop’ with family and neighbourhood children.
Forum geologists mark sample intervals and sample types to be collected based on geological features in the core and on radioactivity measured with the CT-007M from Environmental Instruments Canada Inc.
Phrases with sample
These phrases have their own page with example sentences containing the full combination:
Common combinations with sample
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the sample 107×
- sample of 20×
- sample is 18×
- sample space 12×
- and sample 11×
- sample size 11×
- of sample 10×
- sample and 10×
- sample was 9×
- random sample 8×