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subsample

subsample noun: a smaller portion of an original sample, created by trimming, subdividing, splitting or discrete collection of the original sample.

Noun

subsample (plural subsamples)

  1. A smaller portion of an original sample, created by trimming, subdividing, splitting or discrete collection of the original sample.
  2. A portion of the original sample that is representative in nature to that of the original sample, thereby assuring equivalency in results from tests and analysis either upon the subsample or the original material, independent of their size.
    • A second rater scored a subsample of copies ( n = 36 copies of both hands) and achieved high interrater reliability on the 2D and 4D measurements as well as the 2D:4D ratio with the initial rater (all intraclass r s > .97).2007 December 12, Kyle L. Gobrogge, S. Marc Breedlove, Kelly L. Klump, “Genetic and Environmental Influences on 2D:4D Finger Length Ratios: A Study of Monozygotic and Dizygotic Male and Female...
    • Mahalanobis used a visual method of approximating the standard error of the income at all the fractiles of the covariate for the same graph by taking two independently selected "interpenetrating subsamples" and obtaining a graph for each of the subsamples besides the combined sample.2011 January 31, Anil K. Bera, Aurobindo Ghosh, Zhijie Xiao, “FRACTILES ON QUANTILE REGRESSION WITH APPLICATIONS”, in Mathematics Subject Classification, archived from the original on 12 Sep 2025...

Verb

subsample (third-person singular simple present subsamples, present participle subsampling, simple past and past participle subsampled)

  1. (transitive) To take subsamples from.
    • The State Department of Social Services on April 11 released studies indicating statewide ineligibility of 2 to 4 per cent for federally aided cases and 5 per cent for home relief cases. The state's subsampling for New York City suggested that the rate there might be one percentage point higher.1972 May 17, Peter Rims, “STATE WILL CHECK RELIEF ELIGIBILITY”, in The New York Times
    • “Each sample, regardless of how I initially store it, is subsampled and dried in a food dehydrator for a few hours at about 100 degrees Fahrenheit, then vacuum sealed in plastic,” Ms. Gormezano said.2007 June 5, Andrew C. Revkin, “A Team of 2, Following the Scent of Polar Bears”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 09 Jul 2022

Forms of subsample

Noun
pluralsubsamples
Verb
third-person singular presentsubsamples
present participlesubsampling
past participlesubsampled
pastsubsampled

Origin of subsample

From sub- + sample.

Words formed from subsample

Questions about subsample

What does subsample mean?
Subsample means a smaller portion of an original sample, created by trimming, subdividing, splitting or discrete collection of the original sample.
What part of speech is subsample?
Subsample can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of subsample?
The plural of subsample is subsamples.

Words near subsample in the dictionary

  1. subsalicylates
  2. subsaline
  3. subsalt
  4. subsaltation
  5. subsalts
  6. subsample
  7. subsampled
  8. subsampler
  9. subsamplers
  10. subsamples
  11. subsampling

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