Sampling
WordNet
noun
(1) (statistics) the selection of a suitable sample for study
(2) Measurement at regular intervals of the amplitude of a varying waveform (in order to convert it to digital form)
(3) Items selected at random from a population and used to test hypotheses about the population
WiktionaryText
Noun
- the process or technique of obtaining a representative sample
- a sample
- the analysis of a group by determining the characteristics of a significant percentage of its members chosen at random
- the measurement, at regular intervals, of the amplitude of a varying waveform in order to convert it to digital form
- a technique for electronically splicing pieces of previously recorded sound as part of a composition