noun, verb ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The process or technique of obtaining a representative sample. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   (statistics) the selection of a suitable sample for study wordnet
3. 3
   A sample. countable
4. 4
   measurement at regular intervals of the amplitude of a varying waveform (in order to convert it to digital form) wordnet
5. 5
   The analysis of a group by determining the characteristics of a significant percentage of its members chosen at random. countable, uncountable

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6. 6
   items selected at random from a population and used to test hypotheses about the population wordnet
7. 7
   The measurement, at regular intervals, of the amplitude of a varying waveform in order to convert it to digital form. countable, uncountable
8. 8
   The electronic splicing of pieces of previously recorded sound as part of a composition, especially as part of hip-hop or electronic dance music. countable, uncountable

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of sample form-of, gerund, participle, present

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"This software carries out Markov Chain Monte Carlo calculations by the use of Gibbs Sampling."

Related phrases

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