Sampling and Prototype

noun

• Statistics) the selection of a suitable sample for study. (
• Items selected at random from a population and used to test hypotheses about the population.
  • synonyms: sample distribution, sample
• Measurement at regular intervals of the amplitude of a varying waveform (in order to convert it to digital form. )

verb

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

noun

• A standard or typical example.
  • usage: "he is the prototype of good breeding"; "he provided America with an image of the good father"
  • synonyms: paradigm, epitome, image

(n.) An original or model after which anything is copied; the pattern of anything to be engraved or otherwise copied, cast or the like; a primary form; exemplar; archetype.