pick vs sampling

sampling vs pick

pick and sampling both are nouns.

pick is a verb but sampling is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
pick	Yes	No	Yes	No
sampling	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, sampling is a hyponym of pick; that is, sampling is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than pick:

pick: the act of choosing or selecting
sampling: (statistics) the selection of a suitable sample for study

Other hyponyms of pick include casting, coloration, colouration, conclusion, decision, determination, volition, willing, election, ballot, balloting, vote, voting, excerption.

pick (noun)	sampling (noun)
the act of choosing or selecting	(statistics) the selection of a suitable sample for study
a basketball maneuver; obstructing an opponent with one's body	measurement at regular intervals of the amplitude of a varying waveform (in order to convert it to digital form)
a heavy iron tool with a wooden handle and a curved head that is pointed on both ends	items selected at random from a population and used to test hypotheses about the population
a thin sharp implement used for removing unwanted material
the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving
a small thin device (of metal or plastic or ivory) used to pluck a stringed instrument
the person or thing chosen or selected
the best people or things in a group
the quantity of a crop that is harvested

pick (verb)	sampling (verb)
remove in small bits
remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits
select carefully from a group
harass with constant criticism
eat intermittently; take small bites of
hit lightly with a picking motion
look for and gather
attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground, for example
pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion
provoke
pay for something
pilfer or rob

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