cross section vs sample
sample vs cross sectioncross section and sample both are nouns.
cross section is not a verb while sample is a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cross section | Yes | No | No | No |
| sample | Yes | No | Yes | No |
As nouns,
sample is a hypernym of
cross section; that is, sample is a
word with a broader meaning than cross section:
- cross section: a sample meant to be representative of a whole population
- sample: a small part of something intended as representative of the whole
| cross section (noun) | sample (noun) |
|---|---|
| (physics) the probability that a particular interaction (as capture or ionization) will take place between particles; measured in barns | a small part of something intended as representative of the whole |
| a sample meant to be representative of a whole population | items selected at random from a population and used to test hypotheses about the population |
| a section created by a plane cutting a solid perpendicular to its longest axis | all or part of a natural object that is collected and preserved as an example of its class |
| cross section (verb) | sample (verb) |
|---|---|
| take a sample of |
Words related to "cross section"
Words related to "sample"
- acceptance sampling
- consume
- core
- coupon
- cross section
- degust
- distribution
- example
- grab sample
- have
- illustration
- ingest
- instance
- metallographic sample
- metallographic specimen
- natural object
- proportional sample
- random sample
- representative
- representative sample
- sample distribution
- sampler
- sampling
- specimen
- statistical distribution
- statistics
- stratified sample
- take
- take in
- taste
- tasting
- try
- try out
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