Sampling

[Mark Zuckerberg]

the activity of providing or trying a small amount of a product so someone can decide whether to buy it:

[Kai]

The action or process of taking samples of something for analysis.

[Donald Trump]

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

[Sonia]

the measurement, at regular intervals, of the amplitude of a varying waveform in order to convert it to digital form

[Marquetta]

a technique for electronically splicing pieces of previously recorded sound as part of a composition

[Julian]

In music, sampling is the act of taking a portion, or sample, of one sound recording and reusing it as an instrument or a sound recording in a different song or piece.
Originally developed by experimental musicians working with musique concrète and electroacoustic music, who physically manipulated tape loops or vinyl records on a phonograph by the late 1960s, the use of tape loop sampling influenced the development of minimalist music and the production of psychedelic rock and jazz fusion.
However, hip hop music was the first popular music genre based around the art of sampling - being born from 1970s DJs who experimented with manipulating vinyl on two turntables. The use of sampling in popular music spread with the rise of electronic music and disco in the mid-1970s to early 1980s, the development of electronic dance music and industrial music in the 1980s, and the worldwide influence of hip hop since the 1980s on genres ranging from contemporary RB to indie rock. Sampling is now most often done with a sampler, originally a piece of hardware, but today, more commonly a computer program. However, vinyl emulation software may also be used, and turntablists continue to sample using traditional methods. The inclusion of sampling tools in modern digital production methods increasingly introduced sampling into many genres of popular music, as well as genres predating the invention of sampling, such as classical music, jazz and various forms of traditional music.

[Richarddok]

(statistics) the selection of a suitable sample for study

[Kit]

the process or technique of obtaining a representative sample

[DanielDiems]

the analysis of a group by determining the characteristics of a significant percentage of its members chosen at random

[Sonia]

Sampling is a statistical process or method that involves selecting a subset of individuals or observations from a larger population or dataset. This subset, known as a sample, is used to analyze, make inferences or draw conclusions about the overall population. The aim is to gain insights about the population in a manageable, cost-effective and efficient manner. Sampling techniques are commonly used in research, survey and data analysis fields.

[Vania]

measurement at regular intervals of the amplitude of a varying waveform (in order to convert it to digital form)