sample vs example

example vs sample

sample and example both are nouns.

sample is a verb but example is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
sample	Yes	No	Yes	No
example	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, example is a hypernym of sample; that is, example is a word with a broader meaning than sample:

sample: a small part of something intended as representative of the whole
example: an item of information that is typical of a class or group

Other hypernyms of sample include illustration, instance, representative.

sample (noun)	example (noun)
a small part of something intended as representative of the whole	a task performed or problem solved in order to develop skill or understanding
items selected at random from a population and used to test hypotheses about the population	an item of information that is typical of a class or group
all or part of a natural object that is collected and preserved as an example of its class	something to be imitated
	a representative form or pattern
	punishment intended as a warning to others
	an occurrence of something

sample (verb)	example (verb)
take a sample of

Difference between sample and example

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