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resample.

Verb
General
MEANING

1. Take further samples or draw samples from existing observations according to a specified procedure.

2. Convert a sampled signal or data representation to a different sampling rate or spacing.

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Words that belong together

  • resample the data
  • resample a population

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The analysts resampled the observations with replacement to assess uncertainty.
The team resampled the affected region after the original measurements were questioned.

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Word forms
Base
resample
Past tense
resampled
Past participle
resampled
Present participle
resampling
Full tense & aspect guide
Present
resample
Present continuous
am/is/are resampling
Present perfect
have/has resampled
Present perfect continuous
have/has been resampling
Past
resampled
Past continuous
was/were resampling
Past perfect
had resampled
Past perfect continuous
had been resampling
Future
will resample
Future continuous
will be resampling
Future perfect
will have resampled
Future perfect continuous
will have been resampling

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Usage notes

Primary category: science / research / methodology. Forms: resample; resamples; resampled; resampled; resampling Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: methodology, measurement, causation, evaluation. Disciplines: research, statistics, scientific reasoning. Commonness: moderately common. Third-person singular: resamples.

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