A sample is a portion taken at random out of a quantity supposed to be homogeneous, so that the qualities found in the sample may reasonably be expect more..A sample is a portion taken at random out of a quantity supposed to be homogeneous, so that the qualities found in the sample may reasonably be expected to be found in the whole; as, a sample of sugar; a sample of cloth. A specimen is one unit of a series, or a fragment of a mass, all of which is supposed to possess the same essential qualities; as, a specimen of coinage, or of architecture, or a specimen of quartz. No other unit or portion may be exactly like the specimen, while all the rest is supposed to be exactly like the sample. An instance is a sample or specimen of action. Compare EXAMPLE.(noun)
a statistical procedure for accepting or rejecting a batch of merchandise or documents; involves determining the maximum number of defects discovered more..a statistical procedure for accepting or rejecting a batch of merchandise or documents; involves determining the maximum number of defects discovered in a sample before the entire batch is rejected(noun.act)
a branch of applied mathematics concerned with the collection and interpretation of quantitative data and the use of probability theory to estimate po more..a branch of applied mathematics concerned with the collection and interpretation of quantitative data and the use of probability theory to estimate population parameters(noun.cognition)