sampling

2 definitions found

sampling - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  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, sampling]
      3: measurement at regular intervals of the amplitude of a
         varying waveform (in order to convert it to digital form)

sampling - Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (26 May 2007) :

  sampling
  
     <DSP> 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)