Patterning and Sample

noun

• A small part of something intended as representative of the whole.
• Items selected at random from a population and used to test hypotheses about the population.
  • synonyms: sample distribution, sampling
• All or part of a natural object that is collected and preserved as an example of its class.

verb

• Take a sample of.
  • usage: "Try these new crackers"; "Sample the regional dishes"
  • synonyms: try, try out, taste

• (n.) Example; pattern.
• (v.t.) To make or show something similar to; to match.
• (v.t.) To take or to test a sample or samples of; as, to sample sugar, teas, wools, cloths.
• (n.) A part of anything presented for inspection or shown as evidence of the quality of the whole; a specimen; as, goods are often purchased by samples.