1. (

• sample

) a small part of something intended as representative of the whole ;

2. (

• sample_distribution ,
• sample ,
• sampling

) items selected at random from a population and used to test hypotheses about the population ;

3. (

• sample

) all or part of a natural object that is collected and preserved as an example of its class ;

1. (

• sample ,
• try ,
• try_out ,
• taste

) take a sample of; "Try these new crackers"; "Sample the regional dishes" ;