census vs sampling

census

noun
  • Count, tally. 

  • An official count or enumeration of members of a population (not necessarily human), usually residents or citizens in a particular region, often done at regular intervals. 

verb
  • To collect a census. 

  • To conduct a census on. 

sampling

noun
  • A sample. 

  • The process or technique of obtaining a representative sample. 

  • Electronically splicing pieces of previously recorded sound as part of a composition, especially as part of hip-hop or electronic dance music. 

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

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

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