sampling

Meanings

1. 1
   verb To take or to test a sample or samples of.
2. 2
   verb To reduce a continuous signal (such as a sound wave) to a discrete signal.
3. 3
   verb To reuse a portion of (an existing sound recording) in a new piece of music.
4. 4
   verb To make or show something similar to a sample.
5. 5
   noun The process or technique of obtaining a representative sample.
6. 6
   noun A sample.
7. 7
   noun The analysis of a group by determining the characteristics of a significant percentage of its members chosen at random.
8. 8
   noun The measurement, at regular intervals, of the amplitude of a varying waveform in order to convert it to digital form.
9. 9
   noun Electronically splicing pieces of previously recorded sound as part of a composition, especially as part of hip-hop or electronic dance music.