échantillon — meaning in English

English meaning

• 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.

Senses

échantillon is used for these senses in English:

• swatch A piece, pattern, or sample, generally of cloth or a similar material.

sample — full definition

1. noun A small portion of something given or shown to represent the whole.
2. noun A subset of a population studied in order to draw conclusions about the whole group.
3. noun A short clip of one recording reused inside another piece of music.
4. verb To try or test a small amount of something.
5. verb To take a short recording from an existing piece of music and reuse it in a new one.

sampling — full definition

1. noun The process of selecting a smaller group from a larger population to study or measure.
2. noun The technique of measuring a signal at regular intervals to convert it into digital form.
3. noun The practice of reusing short clips from existing recordings in new music, especially hip-hop.

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