sample

Noun

• all or part of a natural object that is collected and preserved as an example of its class

• items selected at random from a population and used to test hypotheses about the population

• a small part of something intended as representative of the whole

Verb

• take a sample of
  • Try these new crackers
    
  • Sample the regional dishes
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  sample distribution , sampling , try , try out , taste