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noun
A sample randomly taken from an investigated population.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: mathematics, sciences, statistics
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noun
a sample grabbed at random
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: sample
noun
a sample in which every element in the population has an equal chance of being selected
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: sample distribution, sample, sampling
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