(n): an item of information that is typical of a class or group
(n): items selected at random from a population and used to test hypotheses about the population
(n): (statistics) an arrangement of values of a variable showing their observed or theoretical frequency of occurrence
(n): all or part of a natural object that is collected and preserved as an example of its class
(n): an object occurring naturally; not made by man
(v): take a sample of
(v): serve oneself to, or consume regularly
