subsample

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verb

sub·​sam·​ple ˈsəb-ˌsam-pəl 

ˌsəb-ˈsam-

subsampled; subsampling; subsamples

transitive verb

: to draw samples from (a previously selected group or population) : sample a sample of

subsample

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noun

: a sample or specimen obtained by subsampling

Examples of subsample in a Sentence

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Verb

These routinely collected bulk milk samples, which are taken before the pasteurization process, are subsampled by industry labs and sent for H5N1 testing to the Minnesota Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory at the University of Minnesota. —Forum News Service, Twin Cities, 24 Mar. 2025

Noun

Results based on the full registered voter sample and the subsample of 872 likely voters have a margin of sampling error of ±3 percentage points. —Dana Blanton, Fox News, 30 Oct. 2024

Harris, however, is ahead by 6 points among voters from the seven key battleground states (within the margin of error for that subsample), and the candidates are tied at 49% among voters in close counties, where the Biden-Trump 2020 margin was less than 10 points. —Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 30 Oct. 2024

The margins of error for the small subsamples of Latinos and Black voters are plus or 9 points − a potential shift of up to 18 points one way or the other − and other recent polls show Harris in a stronger position, including a lead among Hispanics. —Susan Page, USA TODAY, 21 Oct. 2024

The smaller the subsample chosen for the last measurement, the more dramatic the effects at intermediate times should be, according to Aharonov’s math. —Zeeya Merali, Discover Magazine, 18 Apr. 2023

The smaller subsamples have higher margins of error. —Mark Murray, NBC News, 30 Oct. 2023

In a subsample of 215 people living in England, 45 percent reported travel to the Spanish mainland or the Balearic Islands. —Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 26 Oct. 2023

The survey had a margin of error of plus or minus 2.41 percentage points, and the subsample had a margin of error of plus or minus 4.45 percentage points. —Ryan King, Washington Examiner, 12 Apr. 2023

The survey of 1,023 adults, taken Feb. 24-27 through the Ipsos online panel, has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.3 percentage points for the overall sample, 6.2 points for the subsamples of Republicans and Democrats. —Sarah Elbeshbishi, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

Verb

1884, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1870, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for subsample

• ample
• sample
• trample
• counterexample
• example
• hippocampal