sample

sample
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noun
1 people in a survey
ADJECTIVE
large, small
total
population
national
random, representative
clinical, non-clinical
VERB + SAMPLE
draw, select

a random sample drawn from men aged 35–40

SAMPLE + VERB
comprise sth, consist of sth

Our sample comprised 250 office workers.

SAMPLE + NOUN
size

A larger sample size yields more reliable data.

survey
group
PREPOSITION
sample from

The research was based on samples from 29 populations.

sample of

a wide sample of people

2 small quantity of sth tested to provide information
ADJECTIVE
blood, faecal/fecal, serum, stool, tissue, urine
DNA, RNA
rock, soil, water
control
biopsy
VERB + SAMPLE
collect, obtain, take
provide

All the athletes had to provide a urine sample.

analyse/analyze, study, test
SAMPLE + VERB
contain
show
PREPOSITION
sample of

samples of tissue

3 small quantity of sth tried to see what it is like
ADJECTIVE
free

They're giving out free samples of the new toothpaste.

SAMPLE + NOUN
book

We looked at sample books to choose the fabric.

PREPOSITION
sample of

I'd like to see a sample of your work.

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verb
ADVERB
randomly
PREPOSITION
from

The survey was done using a group of 100 children randomly sampled from the school population.

Sample is used with these nouns as the object: ↑cuisine, ↑delicacy, ↑delight, ↑dish, ↑fare

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  • sample — ► NOUN 1) a small part or quantity intended to show what the whole is like. 2) Statistics a portion of a population, serving as a basis for estimates of the attributes of the whole population. 3) a specimen taken for scientific testing or… …   English terms dictionary

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