Cross section and Representative

Cross section

Cross section noun - A number of things selected from a group to stand for the whole.
Usage example: a television ratings service that monitors the viewing of a representative cross section of the general population
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Representative and cross section are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Representative" instead a noun phrase "Cross section".

Representative

Representative noun - One of a group or collection that shows what the whole is like.
Usage example: this song is a fairly good representative of the other songs on the album

Cross section and representative are semantically related. You can use "Cross section" instead a noun "Representative".

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