Overview of noun sample

The noun sample has 3 senses

• sample -- (a small part of something intended as representative of the whole)


• sample distribution, sample, sampling -- (items selected at random from a population and used to test hypotheses about the population)


• sample -- (all or part of a natural object that is collected and preserved as an example of its class)

Overview of verb sample

The verb sample has 1 sense

• sample, try, try out, taste -- (take a sample of; "Try these new crackers"; "Sample the regional dishes")