sample vs representative

representative vs sample

sample and representative both are nouns.

sample is not an adjective while representative is an adjective.

sample is a verb but representative is not a verb.

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

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

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

Other hypernyms of sample include example, illustration, instance.

sample (noun)	representative (noun)
a small part of something intended as representative of the whole	an item of information that is typical of a class or group
items selected at random from a population and used to test hypotheses about the population	a person who represents others
all or part of a natural object that is collected and preserved as an example of its class	a member of the United States House of Representatives
	an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose

sample (adjective)	representative (adjective)
	standing for something else
	being or characteristic of government by representation in which citizens exercise power through elected officers and representatives
	serving to represent or typify

sample (verb)	representative (verb)
take a sample of

Difference between sample and representative

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