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sampling

sampling

English

Verb

sampling

present participle of sample

Noun

sampling ‎(plural samplings)

The process or technique of obtaining a representative sample.
A sample.
(statistics) The analysis of a group by determining the characteristics of a significant percentage of its members chosen at random.
(signal processing) The measurement, at regular intervals, of the amplitude of a varying waveform in order to convert it to digital form.
(music) Electronically splicing pieces of previously recorded sound as part of a composition, especially as part of hip-hop or electronic dance music.

References

2001. The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music: North America. Garland Publishing. Ellen Koskoff (Ed.). Pgs. 694-695.

Derived terms

sampling rate
sampling frequency

Translations

process or technique of obtaining a representative sample

Catalan: mostratge (ca) m
Finnish: näytteenotto
French: échantillonnage (fr) m, prélèvement (fr) m
Italian: campionamento (it) m

Portuguese: amostragem f
Spanish: muestreo (es)
Tagalog: hihalimbagay

sample

Finnish: näyte (fi)

French: échantillon (fr) m
Italian: campionamento (it) m

analysis of a group by determining the characteristics of a significant percentage of its members chosen at random

Finnish: otanta (fi)
Italian: campionamento (it) m

Tagalog: hihalimbagay

measurement, at regular intervals, of the amplitude of a varying waveform in order to convert it to digital form

Chinese:
Mandarin: ^{(please verify)}採樣 (zh), ^{(please verify)}采样 (zh)
Czech: vzorkování n

German: Abtastung f
Italian: campionamento (it) m
Japanese: サンプリング ‎(sanpuringu)
Portuguese: amostragem f

technique for electronically splicing pieces of previously recorded sound as part of a composition

Finnish: samplaus, sämpläys

Italian: campionamento (it) m

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