sample vs straw poll

sample

noun
  • A subset of a population selected for measurement, observation or questioning, to provide statistical information about the population. 

  • A small quantity of food for tasting, typically given away for free. 

  • Gratuitous borrowing of easily recognised phases (or moments) from other music (or movies) in a recording. 

  • A part or snippet of something taken or presented for inspection, or shown as evidence of the quality of the whole; a specimen. 

  • A small piece of some goods, for determining quality, colour, etc., typically given away for free. 

verb
  • To reduce a continuous signal (such as a sound wave) to a discrete signal. 

  • To make or show something similar to a sample. 

  • To take or to test a sample or samples of. 

  • To reuse a portion of (an existing sound recording) in a new piece of music. 

straw poll

noun
  • A survey of opinion or a vote that is nonbinding, unofficial, casual, or ad hoc. 

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