Medical Dictionary

sampling

noun sam·pling \ˈsam-pliŋ\

Medical Definition of SAMPLING

1
:  the act, process, or technique of selecting a suitable sample; specifically :  the act, process, or technique of selecting a representative part of a population for the purpose of determining parameters or characteristics of the whole population
2
:  sample <obtain a sampling of urine>
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