noun

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

   “a blood sample”

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

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

Synonyms: example, specimen

verb

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

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

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