Definition of "sampling" []

• Statistics See sample. (noun)
• The act, process, or technique of selecting an appropriate sample. (noun)
• A small portion, piece, or segment selected as a sample. (noun)

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• "“I still need to be convinced that the sampling is a problem,” Clark said."
• "Contrafact is what they called sampling before there was sampling."
• "Also, sampling from a shadowed neck area could be worse than sampling from well exposed area with makeup, depending on the lighting setup."