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oversampling

oversampling is the present participle and gerund of oversample.

Meaning of oversample

Verb

oversample (third-person singular simple present oversamples, present participle oversampling, simple past and past participle oversampled)

  1. To sample additional members of a subpopulation, above and beyond the members included in the main sample.
  2. (systems) To sample a signal at a frequency well above its Nyquist rate.
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Noun

oversampling (countable and uncountable, plural oversamplings)

  1. The act of one who oversamples.

Forms of oversampling

pluraloversamplings

Questions about oversampling

What does oversampling mean?
Oversampling means the act of one who oversamples.
What is oversampling the present participle and gerund of?
Oversampling is the present participle and gerund of oversample.
What part of speech is oversampling?
Oversampling is a noun.
What is the plural of oversampling?
The plural of oversampling is oversamplings.

Words near oversampling in the dictionary

  1. oversample
  2. oversampled
  3. oversampler
  4. oversamplers
  5. oversamples
  6. oversampling
  7. oversamplings
  8. oversand
  9. oversanded
  10. oversanding
  11. oversands

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