sample

/sæːm.pəl//ˈsɑːm.pəl//ˈsæm.pəl/

noun

  1. 1

    A part or snippet of something taken or presented for inspection, or shown as evidence of the quality of the whole; a specimen.

    a blood sample
  2. 2

    A subset of a population selected for measurement, observation or questioning, to provide statistical information about the population.

  3. 3

    A small quantity of food for tasting, typically given away for free.

  4. 4

    A small piece of some goods, for determining quality, colour, etc., typically given away for free.

  5. 5

    Gratuitous borrowing of easily recognised phases (or moments) from other music (or movies) in a recording.

  6. 6

    Example; pattern.

verb

  1. 1

    To take or to test a sample or samples of.

  2. 2

    To reduce a continuous signal (such as a sound wave) to a discrete signal.

  3. 3

    To reuse a portion of (an existing sound recording) in a new piece of music.

  4. 4

    To make or show something similar to a sample.

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