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[ noun ] a single sample or measurement taken at a specific time or over as short a period as feasible

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sample statistics

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[ noun ] a sample grabbed at random

Synonyms

random_sample

Used in print

(Ross E. McKinney and Howard Edde, "Aerated...)

Grab_samples were collected from the existing oxidation pond to determine its operating conditions .

Efforts were made to take the grab_samples at random periods so that the mass of data could be treated as a 6 - hr composite sample .

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sample statistics

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