"random sample" meaning in English

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        "A sample randomly taken from an investigated population."
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        "(statistics) A sample randomly taken from an investigated population."
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          "sense": "sample",
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          "word": "mostra aleatòria"
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          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "sample",
          "word": "隨機抽樣"
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          "roman": "suíjī chōuyàng",
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          "sense": "sample",
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          "word": "náhodný výběr"
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          "sense": "sample",
          "word": "aselecte steekproef"
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          "code": "fi",
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          "sense": "sample",
          "word": "satunnaisotos"
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          "sense": "sample",
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            "masculine"
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          "word": "échantillon aléatoire"
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            "feminine"
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          "word": "Zufallsstichprobe"
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          "roman": "tychaío deígma",
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          "word": "τυχαίο δείγμα"
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          "sense": "sample",
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          "word": "campione aleatorio"
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          "alt": "かくりつひょうほん",
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          "roman": "kakuritsuhyōhon",
          "sense": "sample",
          "word": "確率標本"
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          "sense": "sample",
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          "word": "muestra aleatoria"
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          "sense": "sample",
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          "word": "slumpmässigt urval"
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        {
          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "sample",
          "word": "alisagang halimbagay"
        },
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          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "sample",
          "word": "mẫu ngẫu nhiên"
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      "word": "mostra aleatòria"
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      "sense": "sample",
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