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1. sam.ple \'sam-p*l\ n [ME, fr. MF essample, fr. L exemplum - more at 
   EXAMPLE] 1: a representative part or a single item from a larger whole or 
   group pres ented for inspection or shown as evidence of quality : SPECIMEN 
   2: a part of a statistical population whose properties are studied to gain  
   information about the whole
2. sample \-p(*-)lin\ vt or sam.pling 1: to take a sample of; esp : to 
   judge the quality of by a sample  : TEST 2: to present a sample of