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1.                 From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
                   
   
   
                   
                     
   sample
       n 1: a small part of something intended as representative of the
            whole
       2: items selected at random from a population and used to test
          hypotheses about the population [syn: sample distribution,
          sample, sampling]
       3: all or part of a natural object that is collected and
          preserved as an example of its class
       v 1: take a sample of; "Try these new crackers"; "Sample the
            regional dishes" [syn: sample, try, try out, taste]