sample space
noun Mathematics.
the collection of all possible results of an experiment, represented as points.
Compare
sample point.
Origin of sample space
First recorded in 1950–55
Words nearby sample space
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sampling distribution,
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British Dictionary definitions for sample space
sample space
noun
statistics
the set of possible outcomes of an experiment; the range of values of a random variable