sampling

Meanings

• Noun

  The act of taking a representative portion of a population or larger body for study or analysis.

  - "Researchers took a random sampling of students to determine the average test scores."
  - "The marketing team conducted a sampling of consumers to gauge product preferences."

• Noun

  In music, the process of taking sounds or phrases from one recording and incorporating them into a new composition.

  - "DJ X used sampling in his latest track to add classic beats to the modern production."
  - "Rapper Y's hit single featured a sampled chorus from an iconic 80s song."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with sampling
camping , ramping , paneling

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Variants

List of all variants of sampling that leads to same result
sampling , samplings , sample , sampled , samples , chorionic villi sampling , chorionic villus sampling , chorionic villus samplings

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Etymology

origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

From Old French 'enpriser' meaning 'to take in hand' and later 'to take a sample'.

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Trivia

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1. The first known use of sampling in music was in the late 1700s when composers would hire musicians to play specific parts of a piece for them to transcribe.

2. In 1983, a groundbreaking hip-hop single called 'Planet Rock' by Afrika Bambaataa and the Soul Sonic Force featured extensive sampling from Kraftwerk's 'Trans Europe Express'.

3. Sampling is not limited to music and art, it is also used extensively in fields such as chemistry, geology, and environmental science to study and analyze large data sets.

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Related Concepts

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1. Data Collection: The process of obtaining raw data for analysis.

2. Music Production: The process of creating and recording music.

3. Digital Art: A form of art that uses digital technology as its medium.

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Culture

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Sampling has been used extensively in various fields such as research, music, and art. In research, it allows for more accurate and representative data collection. In music, it is a fundamental technique for creating new compositions by reusing existing sounds. In art, sampling is used in various mediums, such as photography and digital art, to create new works from existing sources.

How to Memorize "sampling"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a researcher selecting individuals from a larger group to study.
   - Visualize a DJ carefully selecting and incorporating sounds into a new track.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with the process of data collection.
   - Connect the word with music production and the creation of new compositions.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Remember the S in sampling stands for Selection.
   - Think of the M in music production as standing for Manipulation.

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