subsample

[ noun suhb-sam-puh l; verb suhb-sam-puh l ]
/ noun ˈsʌbˌsæm pəl; verb sʌbˈsæm pəl /

noun

a specimen from or a small part of a sample.

verb (used with object), sub·sam·pled, sub·sam·pling.

to take a subsample of.

Origin of subsample

First recorded in 1895–1900; sub- + sample