sample vs illustration

illustration vs sample

sample and illustration both are nouns.

sample is a verb but illustration is not a verb.

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

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

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

Other hypernyms of sample include example, instance, representative.

sample (noun)	illustration (noun)
a small part of something intended as representative of the whole	a visual representation (a picture or diagram) that is used to make some subject more pleasing or easier to understand
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	artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
	showing by example

sample (verb)	illustration (verb)
take a sample of

Difference between sample and illustration

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