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sample space
noun
: a set in which all of the possible outcomes of a statistical experiment are represented as points
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Part of the problem here is that for various reasons that the sample space of researchers engaging in this sort of consilience is small, and restricted to particular scientific subcultures (e.g., evolutionary psychologists, the group of anthropologists around Robert Boyd, etc.).
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 30 Mar. 2013
The autocatalytic process does not operate across the full sample space to the same extent.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 10 Aug. 2012
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First Known Use
1951, in the meaning defined above
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“Sample space.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sample%20space. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
Kids Definition
sample space
noun
: the set of all the possible results of a statistical experiment
if you flip a coin once, the sample space is {heads, tails}
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