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undersample

undersample verb: to take insufficient samples when sampling.

Verb

undersample (third-person singular simple present undersamples, present participle undersampling, simple past and past participle undersampled)

  1. To take insufficient samples when sampling
  2. To sample a signal at a frequency well below its Nyquist rate.

Forms of undersample

third-person singular presentundersamples
present participleundersampling
past participleundersampled
pastundersampled

Origin of undersample

From under- + sample.

Questions about undersample

What does undersample mean?
Undersample means to take insufficient samples when sampling.
What part of speech is undersample?
Undersample is a verb.
What is the past tense of undersample?
The past tense of undersample is undersampled.

Words near undersample in the dictionary

  1. undersalaried
  2. undersalt
  3. undersalted
  4. undersalting
  5. undersalts
  6. undersample
  7. undersampled
  8. undersamples
  9. undersampling
  10. undersamplings
  11. undersanded

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