Sample vs. Simple

Samplenoun

A part or snippet of something taken or presented for inspection, or shown as evidence of the quality of the whole; a specimen

Samplenoun

(statistics) A subset of a population selected for measurement, observation or questioning, to provide statistical information about the population.

Samplenoun

(cooking) A small quantity of food for tasting, typically given away for free.

Samplenoun

(business) A small piece of some goods, for determining quality, colour, etc., typically given away for free.

Samplenoun

(music) Gratuitous borrowing of easily recognised phases (or moments) from other music (or movies) in a recording.

Samplenoun

(obsolete) Example; pattern.

Sampleverb

(transitive) To take or to test a sample or samples of

Sampleverb

To reduce a continuous signal (such as a sound wave) to a discrete signal.

Sampleverb

To reuse a portion of (an existing sound recording) in a new piece of music.

Sampleverb

To make or show something similar to a sample.

Samplenoun

Example; pattern.

Samplenoun

A part of anything presented for inspection, or shown as evidence of the quality of the whole; a specimen; as, goods are often purchased by samples.

Sampleverb

To make or show something similar to; to match.

Sampleverb

To take or to test a sample or samples of; as, to sample sugar, teas, wools, cloths.

Samplenoun

a small part of something intended as representative of the whole

Samplenoun

items selected at random from a population and used to test hypotheses about the population

Samplenoun

all or part of a natural object that is collected and preserved as an example of its class

Sampleverb

take a sample of;

Samplenoun

a small part or quantity intended to show what the whole is like

Samplenoun

a small amount of a food or other commodity, especially one given to a prospective customer

Samplenoun

a specimen taken for scientific testing or analysis

Samplenoun

a portion drawn from a population, the study of which is intended to lead to statistical estimates of the attributes of the whole population

Samplenoun

a sound or piece of music created by sampling

Sampleverb

take a sample or samples of (something) for analysis

Sampleverb

try the qualities of (food or drink) by tasting it

Sampleverb

get a representative experience of

Sampleverb

ascertain the momentary value of (an analogue signal) many times a second so as to convert the signal to digital form

Sampleverb

record or extract (a small piece of music or sound) digitally for reuse as part of a composition or song

Simpleadjective

Uncomplicated; taken by itself, with nothing added.

Simpleadjective

Without ornamentation; plain.

Simpleadjective

Free from duplicity; guileless, innocent, straightforward.

Simpleadjective

Undistinguished in social condition; of no special rank.

Simpleadjective

Trivial; insignificant.

Simpleadjective

Feeble-minded; foolish.

Simpleadjective

Structurally uncomplicated.

Simpleadjective

(chemistry) Consisting of one single substance; uncompounded.

Simpleadjective

(mathematics) Of a group: having no normal subgroup.

Simpleadjective

(botany) Not compound, but possibly lobed.

Simpleadjective

Using steam only once in its cylinders, in contrast to a compound engine, where steam is used more than once in high-pressure and low-pressure cylinders.

Simpleadjective

(zoology) Consisting of a single individual or zooid; not compound.

Simpleadjective

(mineralogy) Homogenous.

Simpleadjective

(obsolete) Mere; not other than; being only.

Simplenoun

(medicine) A herbal preparation made from one plant, as opposed to something made from more than one plant.

Simplenoun

A physician.

Simplenoun

(logic) A simple or atomic proposition.

Simplenoun

(obsolete) Something not mixed or compounded.

Simplenoun

(weaving) A drawloom.

Simplenoun

(weaving) Part of the apparatus for raising the heddles of a drawloom.

Simplenoun

(Roman Catholic) A feast which is not a double or a semidouble.

Simpleverb

To gather simples, i.e., medicinal herbs.

Simpleadjective

Single; not complex; not infolded or entangled; uncombined; not compounded; not blended with something else; not complicated; as, a simple substance; a simple idea; a simple sound; a simple machine; a simple problem; simple tasks.

Simpleadjective

Plain; unadorned; as, simple dress.

Simpleadjective

Mere; not other than; being only.

Simpleadjective

Not given to artifice, stratagem, or duplicity; undesigning; sincere; true.

Simpleadjective

Artless in manner; unaffected; unconstrained; natural; inartificial;; straightforward.

Simpleadjective

Direct; clear; intelligible; not abstruse or enigmatical; as, a simple statement; simple language.

Simpleadjective

Weak in intellect; not wise or sagacious; of but moderate understanding or attainments; hence, foolish; silly.

Simpleadjective

Not luxurious; without much variety; plain; as, a simple diet; a simple way of living.

Simpleadjective

Humble; lowly; undistinguished.

Simpleadjective

Without subdivisions; entire; as, a simple stem; a simple leaf.

Simpleadjective

Not capable of being decomposed into anything more simple or ultimate by any means at present known; elementary; thus, atoms are regarded as simple bodies. Cf. Ultimate, a.

Simpleadjective

Homogenous.

Simpleadjective

Consisting of a single individual or zooid; as, a simple ascidian; - opposed to compound.

Simplenoun

Something not mixed or compounded.

Simplenoun

A medicinal plant; - so called because each vegetable was supposed to possess its particular virtue, and therefore to constitute a simple remedy.

Simplenoun

A drawloom.

Simplenoun

A feast which is not a double or a semidouble.

Simpleverb

To gather simples, or medicinal plants.

Simplenoun

any herbaceous plant having medicinal properties

Simplenoun

a person lacking intelligence or common sense

Simpleadjective

having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved;

Simpleadjective

easy and not involved or complicated;

Simpleadjective

apart from anything else; without additions or modifications;

Simpleadjective

exhibiting childlike simplicity and credulity;

Simpleadjective

lacking mental capacity and devoid of subtlety

Simpleadjective

(botany) of leaf shapes; of leaves having no divisions or subdivisions

Simpleadjective

not elaborate in style; unornamented;

Simpleadjective

easily understood or done; presenting no difficulty

Simpleadjective

used to emphasize the fundamental and straightforward nature of something

Simpleadjective

plain, basic, or uncomplicated in form, nature, or design; without much decoration or ornamentation

Simpleadjective

humble and unpretentious

Simpleadjective

composed of a single element; not compound.

Simpleadjective

denoting a group that has no proper normal subgroup.

Simpleadjective

(of a leaf or stem) not divided or branched.

Simpleadjective

(of a lens, microscope, etc.) consisting of a single lens or component.

Simpleadjective

(in English grammar) denoting a tense formed without an auxiliary, for example sang as opposed to was singing.

Simpleadjective

(of interest) payable on the sum loaned only.

Simpleadjective

of very low intelligence.

Simplenoun

a medicinal herb, or a medicine made from one

Simpleinterjection

used to convey that something is very straightforward