resample

verb

re·​sam·​ple (ˌ)rē-ˈsam-pəl How to pronounce resample (audio)
resampled; resampling

transitive verb

: to take a sample of or from (something) again
Health officials are resampling the water … after very high bacteria results came back this week.FOX 4 (Cape Coral, Florida)

Examples of resample in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Representation bias can be partially handled by resampling the data to represent different groups equally. Zehra Cataltepe, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1821, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of resample was in 1821

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“Resample.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/resample. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.

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