"oversample" meaning in English

See oversample in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: oversamples [plural]
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  1. (statistics) An additional sample of a subpopulation, above and beyond the portion of a main sample that already belongs to that subpopulation.
    Sense id: en-oversample-en-noun-sk2wzqL4 Categories (other): Statistics, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English terms prefixed with over-, Pages with etymology trees Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 34 37 29 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 34 37 29 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with over-: 31 34 35 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 31 35 34 Topics: mathematics, sciences, statistics

Verb

Forms: oversamples [present, singular, third-person], oversampling [participle, present], oversampled [participle, past], oversampled [past]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English sample English oversample From over- + sample. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|over-|sample|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English sample English oversample [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*uber", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "ofer-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "over-", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "over-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "sample", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "oversample", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="oversample"> From over- + sample. Head templates: {{en-verb}} oversample (third-person singular simple present oversamples, present participle oversampling, simple past and past participle oversampled)
  1. (statistics) To sample additional members of a subpopulation, above and beyond the members included in the main sample.
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  2. (systems) To sample a signal at a frequency well above its Nyquist rate.
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