näyte — meaning in English

English meaning

• bogey noun In golf, a score of one stroke over par on a hole.
• chunk noun A thick, irregular piece or lump of something.
• sample noun A small portion of something given or shown to represent the whole.
• sampling noun The process of selecting a smaller group from a larger population to study or measure.
• specimen noun A single example of something, used to represent or study the wider group it belongs to.

Senses

näyte is used for these senses in English:

• bogey (UK, engineering) A bog-standard (representative) specimen taken from the center of production.
• chunk (computing) A discrete segment of a file, stream, etc. (especially one that represents audiovisual media); a block.
• sample (statistics) A subset or portion of a population that is systematically selected for measurement, observation, or questioning, with the objective of generating statistical information that accurately reflects the characteristics of the entire population.
• sample (music) Gratuitous borrowing of easily recognised phases (or moments) from other music (or movies) in a recording.
• specimen A sample, especially one used for diagnostic analysis.

bogey — full definition

1. noun In golf, a score of one stroke over par on a hole.
2. noun An unidentified aircraft, especially one suspected of being hostile.
3. noun A ghost or menacing imaginary creature; also, any imagined threat.

chunk — full definition

1. noun A thick, irregular piece or lump of something.
2. noun A large or significant portion of something, such as time or money.
3. noun A discrete segment of data, such as part of a file or a stream, transferred or processed as one unit.
4. verb To break something into large pieces.
5. verb To throw something, especially carelessly.

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