"oversample" meaning in English

See oversample in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: oversamples [plural]
Etymology: From over- + sample. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|sample}} over- + sample Head templates: {{en-noun}} oversample (plural oversamples)
  1. (statistics) An additional sample of a subpopulation, above and beyond the portion of a main sample that already belongs to that subpopulation. Categories (topical): Statistics
    Sense id: en-oversample-en-noun-sk2wzqL4 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with over- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with over-: 30 35 35 Topics: mathematics, sciences, statistics

Verb

Forms: oversamples [present, singular, third-person], oversampling [participle, present], oversampled [participle, past], oversampled [past]
Etymology: From over- + sample. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|sample}} 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. Categories (topical): Statistics
    Sense id: en-oversample-en-verb-WtI87MKJ Categories (other): English terms prefixed with over- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with over-: 30 35 35 Topics: mathematics, sciences, statistics
  2. (systems) To sample a signal at a frequency well above its Nyquist rate.
    Sense id: en-oversample-en-verb-BjbLvRb- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with over-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 30 47 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with over-: 30 35 35 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 23 30 47 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 29 50

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