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noun
- The process or technique of obtaining a representative sample.
- (statistics) the selection of a suitable sample for study
- (countable) A sample.
- items selected at random from a population and used to test hypotheses about the population
- (statistics) The analysis of a group by determining the characteristics of a significant percentage of its members chosen at random.
- (signal processing) The measurement, at regular intervals, of the amplitude of a varying waveform in order to convert it to digital form.
- (music) The electronic splicing of pieces of previously recorded sound as part of a composition, especially as part of hip-hop or electronic dance music.
- measurement at regular intervals of the amplitude of a varying waveform (in order to convert it to digital form)
verb
verb
- take a sample of
- (transitive, signal processing) To reduce a continuous signal (such as a sound wave) to a discrete signal.
- (transitive, computer graphics) To make or show something similar to a sample.
- (music, transitive) To reuse a portion of (an existing sound recording) in a new piece of music.
- (transitive) To take or to test a sample or samples of.
noun
- items selected at random from a population and used to test hypotheses about the population
- all or part of a natural object that is collected and preserved as an example of its class
- a small part of something intended as representative of the whole
- (business) A small piece of some goods, for determining quality, colour, etc., typically given away for free.
- (music) A borrowing of easily recognised phases (or moments) from other music (or movies) in a recording.
- (cooking) A small quantity of food for tasting, typically given away for free.
- A part or snippet of something taken or presented for inspection, or shown as evidence of the quality of the whole; a specimen.
- (statistics) A subset or portion of a population that is systematically selected for measurement, observation, or questioning, with the objective of generating statistical information that accurately reflects the characteristics of the entire population.
verb
- take a sample of
- experience briefly
- perceive by the sense of taste
- distinguish flavors
- have flavor; taste of something
- have a distinctive or characteristic taste
- To try by eating a little; to eat a small quantity of.
- (transitive) To sample the flavor of something orally.
- (intransitive, copulative) To have a taste; to excite a particular sensation by which flavor is distinguished.
- (transitive) To identify (a flavor) by sampling something orally.
- To take sparingly.
- (transitive, figurative) To experience.
noun
- a strong liking
- delicate discrimination (especially of esthetic values)
- a brief experience of something
- the faculty of distinguishing sweet, sour, bitter, and salty properties in the mouth
- the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus
- a small amount eaten or drunk
- a kind of sensing; distinguishing substances by means of the taste buds
- A kind of narrow and thin silk ribbon.
- The sense that consists in the perception and interpretation of this sensation.
- Personal preference; liking; predilection.
- (figuratively) A small amount of experience with something that gives a sense of its quality as a whole.
- (countable and uncountable) A person's implicit set of preferences, especially esthetic, though also culinary, sartorial, etc.
- One of the sensations produced by the tongue in response to certain chemicals; the quality of giving this sensation.
- A small sample of food, drink, or recreational drugs.
adj
verb
- take a sample of
- examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process
- put on a garment in order to see whether it fits and looks nice
- give pain or trouble to
- melt (fat or lard) in order to separate out impurities
- put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to
- test the limits of
- make an effort or attempt
- put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of
- To strain; to subject to excessive tests.
- To have or gain knowledge of by experience.
- (nautical) To lie to in heavy weather under just sufficient sail to head into the wind.
- (specifically) To test someone's patience.
- To settle; to decide; to determine; specifically, to decide by an appeal to arms.
- To put to test.
- (law) To put on trial.
- To work on something with one's best effort and focus.
- (with indirect interrogative clause) To attempt to determine (by experiment or effort).
- (slang, chiefly African-American Vernacular, used with another verb) To want, to desire.
- (figuratively, chiefly used in the imperative) To receive an imminent attack; to take.
- To prove by experiment; to apply a test to, for the purpose of determining the quality; to examine; to prove; to test.
- To taste, sample, etc.
- (euphemistic, of a couple) To attempt to conceive a child.
- To attempt; to endeavour. Followed by infinitive.
- To make an experiment. Usually followed by a present participle.
noun
- earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
- (programming) A block of code that may trigger exceptions the programmer expects to catch, usually demarcated by the keyword try.
- (American football) A field goal or extra point
- (rugby) A score in rugby league and rugby union, analogous to a touchdown in American football.
- An attempt.
- An act of tasting or sampling.
- (chess) A move that almost solves a chess problem, except that Black has a unique defense.
verb
- take a sample of
- perform in order to get a role
- try something new, as in order to gain experience
- put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to
- (intransitive) To undergo a test before being selected; to audition.
- (transitive) To test (something) to see how it works or whether it is suitable.
noun
- A selection of such samples bound together.
- (UK) A channel or passage of water between sandbanks, or between a sandbank and a seashore.
- (figuratively) A clump or portion of something.
- A piece, pattern, or sample, generally of cloth or a similar material.
- (figuratively) A demonstration, an example, a proof.
- a sample piece of cloth
verb
noun
- an assortment of various samples
- a piece of embroidery demonstrating skill with various stitches
- someone who samples food or drink for its quality
- an observation station that is set up to make sample observations of something
- A device that takes samples.
- A piece of needlework embroidered with a variety of designs.
- A representative selection of a larger group.
- (music) An electronic musical instrument that records and plays back samples of recordings.
- Someone whose job is to take samples.
noun
- A sample, especially one used for diagnostic analysis.
- (numismatics) A banknote printed for distribution to central banks to aid in the recognition of banknotes from a country other than their own
- (philately) A postage stamp sent to postmasters and postal administrations so that they are able to identify valid stamps and to avoid forgeries
- (humorous, often preceded with “fine”) An eligible man.
- An individual instance that represents a class; an example.
- (derogatory) An unpleasant or contemptible person.
- a bit of tissue or blood or urine that is taken for diagnostic purposes
- an example regarded as typical of its class
noun
adv
intj
verb
- (transitive) To indicate in a written form.
- (informal, imperative, transitive) Suppose, assume; used to mark an example, supposition or hypothesis.
- (intransitive) To speak; to express an opinion; to make answer; to reply.
- (transitive, informal, of a possession, especially money) To bet as a wager on an outcome; by extension, used to express belief in an outcome by the speaker.
- (transitive) To pronounce.
- (transitive) To recite.
- (transitive) To tell, either verbally or in writing.
- To try; to assay.
- (impersonal, transitive) To have a common expression; used in singular passive voice or plural active voice to indicate a rumor or well-known fact.
- express a supposition
- speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way
- give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority
- have or contain a certain wording or form
- indicate
- recite or repeat a fixed text
- state as one's opinion or judgement; declare
- report or maintain
- utter aloud
- express in words
- communicate or express nonverbally
noun
- (statistics) the entire aggregation of items from which samples can be drawn
- the number of inhabitants (either the total number or the number of a particular race or class) in a given place (country or city etc.)
- the people who inhabit a territory or state
- a group of organisms of the same species inhabiting a given area
- the act of populating (causing to live in a place)
- (prison) General population.
- A count of the number of residents within a political or geographical boundary such as a town, a nation or the world.
- (by extension) The people with a given characteristic.
- (computing) The act of filling initially empty items in a collection.
- The people living within a political or geographical boundary.
- (cellular automata) The number of living cells in a pattern.
- (statistics) A group of units (persons, objects, or other items) enumerated in a census or from which a sample is drawn.
- (biology) A collection of organisms of a particular species, sharing a particular characteristic of interest, most often that of living in a given area.
noun
- (statistics) the entire aggregation of items from which samples can be drawn
- everything that exists anywhere
- everything stated or assumed in a given discussion
- A whole world, in the sense of perspective or social setting.
- (literature, films) A collection of stories with characters and settings that typically share a continuity but are less interrelated than those of sequels or prequels.
- Everything under consideration.
- (pantheism) A deity who is equivalent to the sum of everything that exists in the cosmos.
- (mathematics) The set of all things considered.
- The sum of everything that exists in the cosmos.
- An entity similar to our universe; one component of a larger entity known as the multiverse.
- An imaginary collection of worlds; the general imaginary world within which a work of fiction takes place, broader than its immediate setting.
- (statistics, psychometrics) The set of all admissible observations.
- (marketing, economics) A sample taken from the population.
name
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name
noun
- (statistics) Initialism of simple random sample, a sample chosen from a population so that any sample of the same size could have equally likely been chosen.
- (systems engineering) Initialism of system requirement specification.
- (medicine) Initialism of sex reassignment surgery.
- (biochemistry) Initialism of small RNA sequencing.
- (medicine) Initialism of Silver-Russell syndrome.
- (sex) Initialism of same room sex.
- (software engineering) Initialism of software requirement specification.
- (automotive) Initialism of supplemental restraint system or secondary restraint system (car airbags).
- (education, software) Initialism of spaced repetition software.
verb
noun
verb
- make a survey of; for statistical purposes
- keep under surveillance
- plot a map of (land)
- consider in a comprehensive way
- look over carefully or inspect
- hold a review (of troops)
- To view with a scrutinizing eye; to examine.
- To determine the form, extent, position, etc., of, as a tract of land, a coast, harbor, or the like, by means of linear and angular measurements, and the application of the principles of geometry and trigonometry
- To investigate the opinions, experiences, etc., of people by asking them questions; to conduct a survey; to administer a questionnaire.
- To inspect, or take a view of; to view with attention, as from a high place; to overlook
- To examine and ascertain, as the boundaries and royalties of a manor, the tenure of the tenants, and the rent and value of the same.
- To examine with reference to condition, situation, value, etc.; to examine and ascertain the state of
noun
- short descriptive summary (of events)
- the act of looking or seeing or observing
- a detailed critical inspection
- The operation of finding the contour, dimensions, position, or other particulars of any part of the Earth's surface.
- A measured plan and description of any portion of country.
- A particular view; an examination, especially an official examination, of a particular group of items, in order to ascertain the condition, quantity, or quality.
- (US) A district for the collection of customs under a particular officer.
- A questionnaire or similar instrument used for examining the opinions of a group of people.
- The act of surveying; a general view.
- (historical) An auction at which a farm is let for a lease for lives.
- An examination of the opinions of a group of people.
noun
- a sample meant to be representative of a whole population
- (mathematics, statistics) A sample meant to be representative of a whole population.
- (physics) the probability that a particular interaction (as capture or ionization) will take place between particles; measured in barns
- a section created by a plane cutting a solid perpendicular to its longest axis
- (physics) The probability that a particular nuclear reaction will take place.
- A section formed by a plane cutting through an object, usually at right angles to an axis.
verb
- show a certain characteristic when tested
- test or examine for the presence of disease or infection
- achieve a certain score or rating on a test
- undergo a test
- determine the presence or properties of (a substance)
- put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to
- examine someone's knowledge of something
- To challenge, to put a strain on (something).
- (academics) To administer or assign an examination, often given during the academic term, to (somebody).
- (chemistry) To examine or try, as by the use of some reagent.
- (copulative) To be shown to be by test.
- To place a product or piece of equipment under everyday and/or extreme conditions and examine it for its durability, etc.
- (intransitive, transitive, slang) To challenge (someone) to a fight.
- To refine (gold, silver, etc.) in a test or cupel; to subject to cupellation.
- To put to the proof; to prove the truth, genuineness, or quality of by experiment, or by some principle or standard; to try.
noun
- any standardized procedure for measuring sensitivity or memory or intelligence or aptitude or personality etc
- the act of testing something
- the act of undergoing testing
- a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge
- trying something to find out about it
- a hard outer covering as of some amoebas and sea urchins
- (botany) Testa; seed coat.
- (informal, slang, bodybuilding) Clipping of testosterone.
- (academia) An examination, given often during the academic term.
- A cupel or cupelling hearth in which precious metals are melted for trial and refinement.
- (marine biology) The external calciferous shell, or endoskeleton, of an echinoderm, e.g. sand dollars and sea urchins; testa.
- (cricket, normally "Test") A Test match.
- A challenge, trial.
- A session in which a product, piece of equipment, or system is examined under everyday or extreme conditions to evaluate its durability, etc.
verb
noun
noun
- A quantity calculated from the data in a sample, which characterises an important aspect in the sample (such as mean or standard deviation).
- A single item in a statistical study.
- A person, or personal event, reduced to being an item of statistical information.
- a datum that can be represented numerically
adj
verb
noun
- (countable) A test or method used for this purpose.
- (medicine) Identifying cases of a disease in a population of asymptomatic persons.
- (business) Identifying latent unsuitabilities in business propositions, job applicants, or investment opportunities.
- (soccer) Shielding.
- (uncountable) Mesh material that is used to screen (as in a "screen door").
- (by extension, uncountable) The examination of any material or persons to detect problems through any of various testing, checking, or filtering processes, as:
- (volleyball) Action done by the serving team to prevent the opposing team from seeing the server and the flight path of the ball.
- The examination and treatment of a material to detect and remove unwanted fractions by passing it through a screen (sieve).
- (in the plural) Material removed by such a process; refuse left after screening sand, coal, ashes, etc.
- The showing of a film, typically by projecting it on a screen.
- testing objects or persons in order to identify those with particular characteristics
- the act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it
- fabric of metal or plastic mesh
- the display of a motion picture
verb
noun
- A random subset of a body of data that is not used in the main analysis, but rather reserved for other purposes, such as validation.
- The withholding of permits to extract a natural resource.
- A time period after the first release of a creative work before it can be distributed or adapted to other channels.
- A designation of some details about a crime that the police deliberately do not reveal to the public.
- (car sales) The difference between a dealer's cost and the manufacturer's suggested retail price.
- Money that a buyer does not pay at the time of purchase, but which is paid afterward (sometimes in installments, sometimes on a specified date).
- (accounting) Income that is set aside for eventualities such as customer returns, seasonal fluctuations, performance bonuses, unexpected costs, etc.
- A legal provision for restricting distributions to a trust beneficiary under certain conditions.
- The projection or loop, on the thill of a vehicle, to which a strap of the harness is attached, to hold back a carriage when going downhill, or in backing. Also, the strap or part of the harness so used.
- A portion of the money that is owed to someone which is not paid, but instead held as security, until the entire job or contract has been successfully completed.
- A restraint; a device or part of a device that operates to restrain.
- A delay in the movement of solute due to the slowing effects of diffusion
- A time period during which sales of a specific security or commodity cannot occur.
verb
noun
- (countable, figurative) A randomized selection from a given set.
- (countable, colloquial) A drink, especially of an alcoholic beverage; a mouthful or swig of a drink.
- (countable) Any device meant to be pulled, as a lever, knob, handle, or rope.
- (uncountable, figurative, informal) The power to influence someone or something; sway, clout.
- (cricket) A type of stroke by which a leg ball is sent to the off side, or an off ball to the on side; a pull shot.
- (uncountable, figurative) An advantage over somebody; a means of influencing.
- (Internet slang) A high-quality or funny recommendation by the algorithm.
- (printing, historical) A single impression from a handpress.
- (uncountable) An attractive force which causes motion towards the source.
- (golf) A mishit shot which travels in a straight line and (for a right-handed player) left of the intended path.
- (countable) An act of pulling (applying force toward oneself).
- (gacha games) A player's use of a game's gacha mechanic to obtain a random reward.
- (printing) A proof sheet.
- (Internet) The act or process of sending out a request for data from a server by a client.
- (countable) A journey made by rowing.
- (countable) An injury resulting from a forceful pull on a limb, etc.; strain; sprain.
- (uncountable, figurative) Appeal or attraction.
- a device used for pulling something
- the force used in pulling
- a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke)
- a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments
- a sustained effort
- the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you
- special advantage or influence
intj
verb
- (UK) To draw beer from a pump, keg, or other source.
- To copy or emulate the actions or behaviour associated with the person or thing mentioned (with a and the name of a person, place, event, etc.).
- (intransitive) To take a swig or mouthful of drink.
- (martial arts) In practice fighting, to reduce the strength of a blow (etymology 3) so as to avoid injuring one's practice partner.
- To toss a frisbee with the intention of launching the disc across the length of a field.
- (cooking, transitive, intransitive) To repeatedly stretch taffy in order to achieve the desired stretchy texture.
- (transitive) To attract or net; to pull in.
- (transitive, intransitive) (Followed by a preposition or adverb) To drive (a vehicle) in a particular direction or to a particular place.
- (transitive) To remove or withdraw (something), especially from public circulation or availability.
- (transitive, law enforcement) To pull over (a driver or vehicle); to detain for a traffic stop.
- (computing) To retrieve source code or other material from a source control repository.
- (horse racing, transitive) To impede the progress of (a horse) to prevent its winning a race.
- (transitive, rowing) To achieve by rowing on a rowing machine.
- (transitive, informal) To do or perform, especially something seen as negative by the speaker.
- To draw apart; to tear; to rend.
- (rail transportation, US) Of a railroad car, to pull out from a yard or station; to leave.
- (UK) To score a certain number of points in a sport.
- (transitive) To retrieve or look up for use.
- (construction) To obtain (a permit) from a regulatory authority.
- (transitive, intransitive) To apply a force to (an object) so that it comes toward the person or thing applying the force.
- (cricket, golf) To strike the ball in a particular manner. (See noun sense.)
- (transitive) To strain (a muscle, tendon, ligament, etc.).
- (ambitransitive, US, slang) To interest (someone) in dating or pursuing one (whether or not this has led to sex).
- (video games, ambitransitive) To draw (a hostile non-player character) into combat, or toward or away from some location or target.
- (ambitransitive, chiefly UK, Ireland, slang) To persuade (someone) to have sex with one.
- (transitive) To transport by rowing.
- To gather with the hand, or by drawing toward oneself; to pluck or pick (flowers, fruit, etc.).
- (horse-racing) To hold back, and so prevent from winning.
- (intransitive) To row.
- cause to move in a certain direction by exerting a force upon, either physically or in an abstract sense
- take sides with; align oneself with; show strong sympathy for
- rein in to keep from winning a race
- perform an act, usually with a negative connotation
- tear or be torn violently
- remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
- bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover
- operate when rowing a boat
- steer into a certain direction
- apply force so as to cause motion towards the source of the motion
- direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
- strain abnormally
- hit in the direction that the player is facing when carrying through the swing
- move into a certain direction
- cause to move by pulling
- remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense
- strip of feathers
noun
- a test sample of some substance
- a negotiable certificate that can be detached and redeemed as needed
- (finance) Any interest payment made or due on a bond, debenture or similar (no longer by a physical coupon).
- (Scotland) A person's face.
- (UK politics, historical) The letter sent to parliamentary candidates at the 1918 general election, endorsing them as official representatives of the coalition government.
- A section of a ticket, showing the holder to be entitled to some specified accommodation or service, as to a passage over a designated line of travel, a particular seat in a theater, a discount, etc.
- A voucher issued by a manufacturer or retailer which offers a discount on a particular product.
- (manufacturing) A small sample of a bulk material, prepared so that test failure will be representative.
verb
noun
- The automated measurement of biological data.
- The automated recognition or authentication of an individual's identity based on their behavioural and biological characteristics, such as iris appearance, fingerprint, or face shape.
- a branch of biology that studies biological phenomena and observations by means of statistical analysis
adj
- capable of being tested (verified or falsified) by experiment or observation
- Capable of being faked or forged.
- Logically capable of being proven false.
- (epistemology) The demarcation criterion between scientific and non-scientific statements proposed by Karl Popper. In order to be ranked as scientific, statements or systems of statements must be contradicted by an intersubjective singular existential statement, also called a basic statement, and not be contradicted by another, that is, they must also be logically possible.
noun
- The process or technique of obtaining a representative sample.
- (statistics) the selection of a suitable sample for study
- (countable) A sample.
- items selected at random from a population and used to test hypotheses about the population
- (statistics) The analysis of a group by determining the characteristics of a significant percentage of its members chosen at random.
- (signal processing) The measurement, at regular intervals, of the amplitude of a varying waveform in order to convert it to digital form.
- (music) The electronic splicing of pieces of previously recorded sound as part of a composition, especially as part of hip-hop or electronic dance music.
- measurement at regular intervals of the amplitude of a varying waveform (in order to convert it to digital form)
verb
noun
- A selection of such samples bound together.
- (UK) A channel or passage of water between sandbanks, or between a sandbank and a seashore.
- (figuratively) A clump or portion of something.
- A piece, pattern, or sample, generally of cloth or a similar material.
- (figuratively) A demonstration, an example, a proof.
- a sample piece of cloth
verb
noun
- an assortment of various samples
- a piece of embroidery demonstrating skill with various stitches
- someone who samples food or drink for its quality
- an observation station that is set up to make sample observations of something
- A device that takes samples.
- A piece of needlework embroidered with a variety of designs.
- A representative selection of a larger group.
- (music) An electronic musical instrument that records and plays back samples of recordings.
- Someone whose job is to take samples.
noun
- A sample, especially one used for diagnostic analysis.
- (numismatics) A banknote printed for distribution to central banks to aid in the recognition of banknotes from a country other than their own
- (philately) A postage stamp sent to postmasters and postal administrations so that they are able to identify valid stamps and to avoid forgeries
- (humorous, often preceded with “fine”) An eligible man.
- An individual instance that represents a class; an example.
- (derogatory) An unpleasant or contemptible person.
- a bit of tissue or blood or urine that is taken for diagnostic purposes
- an example regarded as typical of its class
noun
adv
intj
verb
- (transitive) To indicate in a written form.
- (informal, imperative, transitive) Suppose, assume; used to mark an example, supposition or hypothesis.
- (intransitive) To speak; to express an opinion; to make answer; to reply.
- (transitive, informal, of a possession, especially money) To bet as a wager on an outcome; by extension, used to express belief in an outcome by the speaker.
- (transitive) To pronounce.
- (transitive) To recite.
- (transitive) To tell, either verbally or in writing.
- To try; to assay.
- (impersonal, transitive) To have a common expression; used in singular passive voice or plural active voice to indicate a rumor or well-known fact.
- express a supposition
- speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way
- give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority
- have or contain a certain wording or form
- indicate
- recite or repeat a fixed text
- state as one's opinion or judgement; declare
- report or maintain
- utter aloud
- express in words
- communicate or express nonverbally
noun
- (statistics) the entire aggregation of items from which samples can be drawn
- the number of inhabitants (either the total number or the number of a particular race or class) in a given place (country or city etc.)
- the people who inhabit a territory or state
- a group of organisms of the same species inhabiting a given area
- the act of populating (causing to live in a place)
- (prison) General population.
- A count of the number of residents within a political or geographical boundary such as a town, a nation or the world.
- (by extension) The people with a given characteristic.
- (computing) The act of filling initially empty items in a collection.
- The people living within a political or geographical boundary.
- (cellular automata) The number of living cells in a pattern.
- (statistics) A group of units (persons, objects, or other items) enumerated in a census or from which a sample is drawn.
- (biology) A collection of organisms of a particular species, sharing a particular characteristic of interest, most often that of living in a given area.
noun
- (statistics) the entire aggregation of items from which samples can be drawn
- everything that exists anywhere
- everything stated or assumed in a given discussion
- A whole world, in the sense of perspective or social setting.
- (literature, films) A collection of stories with characters and settings that typically share a continuity but are less interrelated than those of sequels or prequels.
- Everything under consideration.
- (pantheism) A deity who is equivalent to the sum of everything that exists in the cosmos.
- (mathematics) The set of all things considered.
- The sum of everything that exists in the cosmos.
- An entity similar to our universe; one component of a larger entity known as the multiverse.
- An imaginary collection of worlds; the general imaginary world within which a work of fiction takes place, broader than its immediate setting.
- (statistics, psychometrics) The set of all admissible observations.
- (marketing, economics) A sample taken from the population.
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name
noun
- (statistics) Initialism of simple random sample, a sample chosen from a population so that any sample of the same size could have equally likely been chosen.
- (systems engineering) Initialism of system requirement specification.
- (medicine) Initialism of sex reassignment surgery.
- (biochemistry) Initialism of small RNA sequencing.
- (medicine) Initialism of Silver-Russell syndrome.
- (sex) Initialism of same room sex.
- (software engineering) Initialism of software requirement specification.
- (automotive) Initialism of supplemental restraint system or secondary restraint system (car airbags).
- (education, software) Initialism of spaced repetition software.
noun
- a sample meant to be representative of a whole population
- (mathematics, statistics) A sample meant to be representative of a whole population.
- (physics) the probability that a particular interaction (as capture or ionization) will take place between particles; measured in barns
- a section created by a plane cutting a solid perpendicular to its longest axis
- (physics) The probability that a particular nuclear reaction will take place.
- A section formed by a plane cutting through an object, usually at right angles to an axis.
verb
- take a sample of
- (transitive, signal processing) To reduce a continuous signal (such as a sound wave) to a discrete signal.
- (transitive, computer graphics) To make or show something similar to a sample.
- (music, transitive) To reuse a portion of (an existing sound recording) in a new piece of music.
- (transitive) To take or to test a sample or samples of.
noun
- items selected at random from a population and used to test hypotheses about the population
- all or part of a natural object that is collected and preserved as an example of its class
- a small part of something intended as representative of the whole
- (business) A small piece of some goods, for determining quality, colour, etc., typically given away for free.
- (music) A borrowing of easily recognised phases (or moments) from other music (or movies) in a recording.
- (cooking) A small quantity of food for tasting, typically given away for free.
- A part or snippet of something taken or presented for inspection, or shown as evidence of the quality of the whole; a specimen.
- (statistics) A subset or portion of a population that is systematically selected for measurement, observation, or questioning, with the objective of generating statistical information that accurately reflects the characteristics of the entire population.
noun
- A quantity calculated from the data in a sample, which characterises an important aspect in the sample (such as mean or standard deviation).
- A single item in a statistical study.
- A person, or personal event, reduced to being an item of statistical information.
- a datum that can be represented numerically
adj
verb
noun
- (countable) A test or method used for this purpose.
- (medicine) Identifying cases of a disease in a population of asymptomatic persons.
- (business) Identifying latent unsuitabilities in business propositions, job applicants, or investment opportunities.
- (soccer) Shielding.
- (uncountable) Mesh material that is used to screen (as in a "screen door").
- (by extension, uncountable) The examination of any material or persons to detect problems through any of various testing, checking, or filtering processes, as:
- (volleyball) Action done by the serving team to prevent the opposing team from seeing the server and the flight path of the ball.
- The examination and treatment of a material to detect and remove unwanted fractions by passing it through a screen (sieve).
- (in the plural) Material removed by such a process; refuse left after screening sand, coal, ashes, etc.
- The showing of a film, typically by projecting it on a screen.
- testing objects or persons in order to identify those with particular characteristics
- the act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it
- fabric of metal or plastic mesh
- the display of a motion picture
verb
noun
- A random subset of a body of data that is not used in the main analysis, but rather reserved for other purposes, such as validation.
- The withholding of permits to extract a natural resource.
- A time period after the first release of a creative work before it can be distributed or adapted to other channels.
- A designation of some details about a crime that the police deliberately do not reveal to the public.
- (car sales) The difference between a dealer's cost and the manufacturer's suggested retail price.
- Money that a buyer does not pay at the time of purchase, but which is paid afterward (sometimes in installments, sometimes on a specified date).
- (accounting) Income that is set aside for eventualities such as customer returns, seasonal fluctuations, performance bonuses, unexpected costs, etc.
- A legal provision for restricting distributions to a trust beneficiary under certain conditions.
- The projection or loop, on the thill of a vehicle, to which a strap of the harness is attached, to hold back a carriage when going downhill, or in backing. Also, the strap or part of the harness so used.
- A portion of the money that is owed to someone which is not paid, but instead held as security, until the entire job or contract has been successfully completed.
- A restraint; a device or part of a device that operates to restrain.
- A delay in the movement of solute due to the slowing effects of diffusion
- A time period during which sales of a specific security or commodity cannot occur.
verb
noun
- (countable, figurative) A randomized selection from a given set.
- (countable, colloquial) A drink, especially of an alcoholic beverage; a mouthful or swig of a drink.
- (countable) Any device meant to be pulled, as a lever, knob, handle, or rope.
- (uncountable, figurative, informal) The power to influence someone or something; sway, clout.
- (cricket) A type of stroke by which a leg ball is sent to the off side, or an off ball to the on side; a pull shot.
- (uncountable, figurative) An advantage over somebody; a means of influencing.
- (Internet slang) A high-quality or funny recommendation by the algorithm.
- (printing, historical) A single impression from a handpress.
- (uncountable) An attractive force which causes motion towards the source.
- (golf) A mishit shot which travels in a straight line and (for a right-handed player) left of the intended path.
- (countable) An act of pulling (applying force toward oneself).
- (gacha games) A player's use of a game's gacha mechanic to obtain a random reward.
- (printing) A proof sheet.
- (Internet) The act or process of sending out a request for data from a server by a client.
- (countable) A journey made by rowing.
- (countable) An injury resulting from a forceful pull on a limb, etc.; strain; sprain.
- (uncountable, figurative) Appeal or attraction.
- a device used for pulling something
- the force used in pulling
- a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke)
- a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments
- a sustained effort
- the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you
- special advantage or influence
intj
verb
- (UK) To draw beer from a pump, keg, or other source.
- To copy or emulate the actions or behaviour associated with the person or thing mentioned (with a and the name of a person, place, event, etc.).
- (intransitive) To take a swig or mouthful of drink.
- (martial arts) In practice fighting, to reduce the strength of a blow (etymology 3) so as to avoid injuring one's practice partner.
- To toss a frisbee with the intention of launching the disc across the length of a field.
- (cooking, transitive, intransitive) To repeatedly stretch taffy in order to achieve the desired stretchy texture.
- (transitive) To attract or net; to pull in.
- (transitive, intransitive) (Followed by a preposition or adverb) To drive (a vehicle) in a particular direction or to a particular place.
- (transitive) To remove or withdraw (something), especially from public circulation or availability.
- (transitive, law enforcement) To pull over (a driver or vehicle); to detain for a traffic stop.
- (computing) To retrieve source code or other material from a source control repository.
- (horse racing, transitive) To impede the progress of (a horse) to prevent its winning a race.
- (transitive, rowing) To achieve by rowing on a rowing machine.
- (transitive, informal) To do or perform, especially something seen as negative by the speaker.
- To draw apart; to tear; to rend.
- (rail transportation, US) Of a railroad car, to pull out from a yard or station; to leave.
- (UK) To score a certain number of points in a sport.
- (transitive) To retrieve or look up for use.
- (construction) To obtain (a permit) from a regulatory authority.
- (transitive, intransitive) To apply a force to (an object) so that it comes toward the person or thing applying the force.
- (cricket, golf) To strike the ball in a particular manner. (See noun sense.)
- (transitive) To strain (a muscle, tendon, ligament, etc.).
- (ambitransitive, US, slang) To interest (someone) in dating or pursuing one (whether or not this has led to sex).
- (video games, ambitransitive) To draw (a hostile non-player character) into combat, or toward or away from some location or target.
- (ambitransitive, chiefly UK, Ireland, slang) To persuade (someone) to have sex with one.
- (transitive) To transport by rowing.
- To gather with the hand, or by drawing toward oneself; to pluck or pick (flowers, fruit, etc.).
- (horse-racing) To hold back, and so prevent from winning.
- (intransitive) To row.
- cause to move in a certain direction by exerting a force upon, either physically or in an abstract sense
- take sides with; align oneself with; show strong sympathy for
- rein in to keep from winning a race
- perform an act, usually with a negative connotation
- tear or be torn violently
- remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
- bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover
- operate when rowing a boat
- steer into a certain direction
- apply force so as to cause motion towards the source of the motion
- direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
- strain abnormally
- hit in the direction that the player is facing when carrying through the swing
- move into a certain direction
- cause to move by pulling
- remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense
- strip of feathers
noun
- a test sample of some substance
- a negotiable certificate that can be detached and redeemed as needed
- (finance) Any interest payment made or due on a bond, debenture or similar (no longer by a physical coupon).
- (Scotland) A person's face.
- (UK politics, historical) The letter sent to parliamentary candidates at the 1918 general election, endorsing them as official representatives of the coalition government.
- A section of a ticket, showing the holder to be entitled to some specified accommodation or service, as to a passage over a designated line of travel, a particular seat in a theater, a discount, etc.
- A voucher issued by a manufacturer or retailer which offers a discount on a particular product.
- (manufacturing) A small sample of a bulk material, prepared so that test failure will be representative.
verb
noun
- The automated measurement of biological data.
- The automated recognition or authentication of an individual's identity based on their behavioural and biological characteristics, such as iris appearance, fingerprint, or face shape.
- a branch of biology that studies biological phenomena and observations by means of statistical analysis
verb
- take a sample of
- (transitive, signal processing) To reduce a continuous signal (such as a sound wave) to a discrete signal.
- (transitive, computer graphics) To make or show something similar to a sample.
- (music, transitive) To reuse a portion of (an existing sound recording) in a new piece of music.
- (transitive) To take or to test a sample or samples of.
noun
- items selected at random from a population and used to test hypotheses about the population
- all or part of a natural object that is collected and preserved as an example of its class
- a small part of something intended as representative of the whole
- (business) A small piece of some goods, for determining quality, colour, etc., typically given away for free.
- (music) A borrowing of easily recognised phases (or moments) from other music (or movies) in a recording.
- (cooking) A small quantity of food for tasting, typically given away for free.
- A part or snippet of something taken or presented for inspection, or shown as evidence of the quality of the whole; a specimen.
- (statistics) A subset or portion of a population that is systematically selected for measurement, observation, or questioning, with the objective of generating statistical information that accurately reflects the characteristics of the entire population.
verb
- take a sample of
- experience briefly
- perceive by the sense of taste
- distinguish flavors
- have flavor; taste of something
- have a distinctive or characteristic taste
- To try by eating a little; to eat a small quantity of.
- (transitive) To sample the flavor of something orally.
- (intransitive, copulative) To have a taste; to excite a particular sensation by which flavor is distinguished.
- (transitive) To identify (a flavor) by sampling something orally.
- To take sparingly.
- (transitive, figurative) To experience.
noun
- a strong liking
- delicate discrimination (especially of esthetic values)
- a brief experience of something
- the faculty of distinguishing sweet, sour, bitter, and salty properties in the mouth
- the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus
- a small amount eaten or drunk
- a kind of sensing; distinguishing substances by means of the taste buds
- A kind of narrow and thin silk ribbon.
- The sense that consists in the perception and interpretation of this sensation.
- Personal preference; liking; predilection.
- (figuratively) A small amount of experience with something that gives a sense of its quality as a whole.
- (countable and uncountable) A person's implicit set of preferences, especially esthetic, though also culinary, sartorial, etc.
- One of the sensations produced by the tongue in response to certain chemicals; the quality of giving this sensation.
- A small sample of food, drink, or recreational drugs.
adj
verb
- take a sample of
- examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process
- put on a garment in order to see whether it fits and looks nice
- give pain or trouble to
- melt (fat or lard) in order to separate out impurities
- put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to
- test the limits of
- make an effort or attempt
- put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of
- To strain; to subject to excessive tests.
- To have or gain knowledge of by experience.
- (nautical) To lie to in heavy weather under just sufficient sail to head into the wind.
- (specifically) To test someone's patience.
- To settle; to decide; to determine; specifically, to decide by an appeal to arms.
- To put to test.
- (law) To put on trial.
- To work on something with one's best effort and focus.
- (with indirect interrogative clause) To attempt to determine (by experiment or effort).
- (slang, chiefly African-American Vernacular, used with another verb) To want, to desire.
- (figuratively, chiefly used in the imperative) To receive an imminent attack; to take.
- To prove by experiment; to apply a test to, for the purpose of determining the quality; to examine; to prove; to test.
- To taste, sample, etc.
- (euphemistic, of a couple) To attempt to conceive a child.
- To attempt; to endeavour. Followed by infinitive.
- To make an experiment. Usually followed by a present participle.
noun
- earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
- (programming) A block of code that may trigger exceptions the programmer expects to catch, usually demarcated by the keyword try.
- (American football) A field goal or extra point
- (rugby) A score in rugby league and rugby union, analogous to a touchdown in American football.
- An attempt.
- An act of tasting or sampling.
- (chess) A move that almost solves a chess problem, except that Black has a unique defense.
verb
- take a sample of
- perform in order to get a role
- try something new, as in order to gain experience
- put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to
- (intransitive) To undergo a test before being selected; to audition.
- (transitive) To test (something) to see how it works or whether it is suitable.
verb
noun
verb
- make a survey of; for statistical purposes
- keep under surveillance
- plot a map of (land)
- consider in a comprehensive way
- look over carefully or inspect
- hold a review (of troops)
- To view with a scrutinizing eye; to examine.
- To determine the form, extent, position, etc., of, as a tract of land, a coast, harbor, or the like, by means of linear and angular measurements, and the application of the principles of geometry and trigonometry
- To investigate the opinions, experiences, etc., of people by asking them questions; to conduct a survey; to administer a questionnaire.
- To inspect, or take a view of; to view with attention, as from a high place; to overlook
- To examine and ascertain, as the boundaries and royalties of a manor, the tenure of the tenants, and the rent and value of the same.
- To examine with reference to condition, situation, value, etc.; to examine and ascertain the state of
noun
- short descriptive summary (of events)
- the act of looking or seeing or observing
- a detailed critical inspection
- The operation of finding the contour, dimensions, position, or other particulars of any part of the Earth's surface.
- A measured plan and description of any portion of country.
- A particular view; an examination, especially an official examination, of a particular group of items, in order to ascertain the condition, quantity, or quality.
- (US) A district for the collection of customs under a particular officer.
- A questionnaire or similar instrument used for examining the opinions of a group of people.
- The act of surveying; a general view.
- (historical) An auction at which a farm is let for a lease for lives.
- An examination of the opinions of a group of people.
verb
- show a certain characteristic when tested
- test or examine for the presence of disease or infection
- achieve a certain score or rating on a test
- undergo a test
- determine the presence or properties of (a substance)
- put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to
- examine someone's knowledge of something
- To challenge, to put a strain on (something).
- (academics) To administer or assign an examination, often given during the academic term, to (somebody).
- (chemistry) To examine or try, as by the use of some reagent.
- (copulative) To be shown to be by test.
- To place a product or piece of equipment under everyday and/or extreme conditions and examine it for its durability, etc.
- (intransitive, transitive, slang) To challenge (someone) to a fight.
- To refine (gold, silver, etc.) in a test or cupel; to subject to cupellation.
- To put to the proof; to prove the truth, genuineness, or quality of by experiment, or by some principle or standard; to try.
noun
- any standardized procedure for measuring sensitivity or memory or intelligence or aptitude or personality etc
- the act of testing something
- the act of undergoing testing
- a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge
- trying something to find out about it
- a hard outer covering as of some amoebas and sea urchins
- (botany) Testa; seed coat.
- (informal, slang, bodybuilding) Clipping of testosterone.
- (academia) An examination, given often during the academic term.
- A cupel or cupelling hearth in which precious metals are melted for trial and refinement.
- (marine biology) The external calciferous shell, or endoskeleton, of an echinoderm, e.g. sand dollars and sea urchins; testa.
- (cricket, normally "Test") A Test match.
- A challenge, trial.
- A session in which a product, piece of equipment, or system is examined under everyday or extreme conditions to evaluate its durability, etc.
verb
noun
adj
- capable of being tested (verified or falsified) by experiment or observation
- Capable of being faked or forged.
- Logically capable of being proven false.
- (epistemology) The demarcation criterion between scientific and non-scientific statements proposed by Karl Popper. In order to be ranked as scientific, statements or systems of statements must be contradicted by an intersubjective singular existential statement, also called a basic statement, and not be contradicted by another, that is, they must also be logically possible.