Cross section and Sample

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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Synonyms for Cross section

Sample is a synonym for cross section in representative sample topic. In some cases you can use "Sample" instead a noun phrase "Cross section".

Sample

Sample noun - A number of things selected from a group to stand for the whole.
Usage example: based on a sample of the menu items, we decided that this was the best restaurant in town
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Synonyms for Sample

Cross section is a synonym for sample in example topic. You can use "Cross section" instead a noun "Sample".

Nearby Words: sampling, sampler, sampled, samp
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