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Noun: subsample
  1. A sample within a larger sample
    "They analysed a subsample of 100 participants from the original 1000-person study"
Verb: subsample
  1. Take a new smaller sample within a larger sample
    "To reduce costs, they subsampled 20% of the original data set for further analysis"

Derived forms: subsampled, subsamples, subsampling

Encyclopedia: Subsample