°A
part of anything taken or presented for inspection, or shown as evidence of the quality of the whole; a
specimen; as, goods are often purchased by samples.
""I design this but for a sample of what I hope more fully to discuss." -Woodward."
°A subset of a
population selected for measurement, observation or questioning, to provide statistical information about the population.
verb
°To make or show something similar to; to match.
°To take or to test a sample or samples of; as, to sample sugar, teas, wool, cloth.
synonyms:
specimen, example