Sampling

2 definitions found

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  sampling
       n 1: (statistics) the selection of a suitable sample for study
       2: items selected at random from a population and used to test
          hypotheses about the population [syn: {sample distribution},
           {sample}]
       3: measurement at regular intervals of the amplitude of a


          varying waveform (in order to convert it to digital form)

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  sampling
       
           The process of taking a {sample} of a signal at evenly
          spaced intervals of time.  This is the first step in {Digital
          Signal Processing}.
       
          (2001-06-06)