| Noun | 1. | sampling - (statistics) the selection of a suitable sample for study |
| 2. | sampling - items selected at random from a population and used to test hypotheses about the population Synonyms: sample distribution, sample | |
| 3. | sampling - measurement at regular intervals of the amplitude of a varying waveform (in order to convert it to digital form) |
| (DSP) | sampling - The process of taking a sample of a signal at evenly spaced intervals of time. This is the first step in Digital Signal Processing. |