Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun sampling

3 senses of sampling

Sense 1
sampling -- ((statistics) the selection of a suitable sample for study)
       => choice, selection, option, pick -- (the act of choosing or selecting; "your choice of colors was unfortunate"; "you can take your pick")

Sense 2
sample distribution, sample, sampling -- (items selected at random from a population and used to test hypotheses about the population)
       => distribution, statistical distribution -- ((statistics) an arrangement of values of a variable showing their observed or theoretical frequency of occurrence)

Sense 3
sampling -- (measurement at regular intervals of the amplitude of a varying waveform (in order to convert it to digital form))
       => measurement, measuring, measure, mensuration -- (the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule; "the measurements were carefully done"; "his mental measurings proved remarkably accurate")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb sample

1 sense of sample

Sense 1
sample, try, try out, taste -- (take a sample of; "Try these new crackers"; "Sample the regional dishes")
       => consume, ingest, take in, take, have -- (serve oneself to, or consume regularly; "Have another bowl of chicken soup!"; "I don't take sugar in my coffee")