1
: the act, process, or technique of selecting a suitable sample
specifically
: the act, process, or technique of selecting a representative part of a population for the purpose of determining parameters or characteristics of the whole population
2
: a small part selected as a sample for inspection or analysis
ask a sampling of people which candidate they favor
3
: the introduction or promotion of a product by distributing trial packages of it
Examples of sampling in a Sentence
The reporter asked a sampling of people about their eating habits.
a sampling of the menu's entrées
We were given a sampling of the food.
The band does a lot of sampling.
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Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2025
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Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2025
Final radiation surveys, soil sampling and analysis will be performed to ensure the land meets federal and state clean-up goals before the job is complete, the release said.
—Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025
To create their random number, the researcher used a technique called random circuit sampling.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 31 Mar. 2025
But many sharks and rays face a slew of conservation challenges, and researchers are now reconsidering the ethical and ecological implications of this lethal sampling method.
—Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sampling
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“Sampling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sampling. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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sampling
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sam·pling
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