noun · academic
sample
UK/ˈsɑːmpəl/US/ˈsæmpəl/SAM·ple
Band 4-5task1task2speaking
A small part or quantity intended to show what the whole is like.
Examples
“The lab technician collected a water sample from the river.”
“A random sample of 500 people was surveyed.”
“Increase the sample size to improve the reliability of the results.”
Band 8 sentence
“We drew a random sample of 1,000 households to ensure the survey results were representative.”
Collocations
- random sample
- sample size
- take a sample
Word family
sample (verb) verbsampling noun/verb
Common mistakes
many sample→many samples
take sample→take a sample
sample = example→sample / example
Say it for a higher band
5example→6specimen→7+sample
Synonyms
specimen
example
Easily confused
example
“For example, many people prefer online shopping.”
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