sampling

Noun sampling has 3 senses

• sampling(n = noun.act) - (statistics) the selection of a suitable sample for study;
is a kind of choice, option, pick, selection
has particulars: random sampling, proportional sampling, representative sampling, stratified sampling

• sampling(n = noun.cognition) sample, sample distribution - items selected at random from a population and used to test hypotheses about the population;
has particulars: acceptance sampling, random sample, proportional sample, representative sample, stratified sample
is a kind of distribution, statistical distribution

• sampling(n = noun.act) - measurement at regular intervals of the amplitude of a varying waveform (in order to convert it to digital form);
is a kind of measure, measurement, measuring, mensuration