ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Sampling

Definition & Meaning

Pronunciation /ˈsæmpəlɪŋ/ · Part of speech verb

Quick meaning: Sampling is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of sample.

Meaning

present participle and gerund of sample.

More Meanings

  1. The process or technique of obtaining a representative sample.
  2. (countable) A sample.
  3. (statistics) The analysis of a group by determining the characteristics of a significant percentage of its members chosen at random.
  4. (signal processing) The measurement, at regular intervals, of the amplitude of a varying waveform in order to convert it to digital form.
  5. (music) The electronic splicing of pieces of previously recorded sound as part of a composition, especially as part of hip-hop or electronic dance music.

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