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sampling
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noun
(statistics) the selection of a suitable sample for study
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noun
measurement at regular intervals of the amplitude of a varying waveform (in order to convert it to digital form)
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noun
(= sample distribution)
items selected at random from a population and used to test hypotheses about the population
probe
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verb
(= examine)
question or examine thoroughly and closely
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verb
examine physically with or as if with a probe
probe an anthill
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noun
an investigation conducted using a flexible surgical instrument to explore an injury or a body cavity
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noun
an exploratory action or expedition
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an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities
there was a congressional probe into the scandal
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noun
a flexible slender surgical instrument with a blunt end that is used to explore wounds or body cavities