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sampling

verb
  1. To take or to test a sample or samples of.

  2. To reduce a continuous signal (such as a sound wave) to a discrete signal.

  3. To reuse a portion of (an existing sound recording) in a new piece of music.

noun
  1. The process or technique of obtaining a representative sample.

  2. A sample.

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

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