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Modification of approximate entropy
Sample entropy (SampEn; more appropriately K_2 entropy or Takens–Grassberger–Procaccia correlation entropy ) is a modification of approximate entropy
Sample_entropy
Average uncertainty in variable's states
In information theory, the entropy of a random variable quantifies the average level of uncertainty or information associated with the variable's potential
Entropy_(information_theory)
Monte Carlo method for importance sampling and optimization
The cross-entropy (CE) method is a Monte Carlo method for importance sampling and optimization. It is applicable to both combinatorial and continuous
Cross-entropy_method
Concept in information theory
Differential entropy (also referred to as continuous entropy) in information theory is a property of absolutely continuous probability distributions which
Differential_entropy
Concept in statistics
In statistics, an approximate entropy (ApEn) is a technique used to quantify the amount of regularity and the unpredictability of fluctuations over time-series
Approximate_entropy
Variation in the time intervals between heartbeats
pointwise correlation dimension, approximate entropy, sample entropy, multiscale entropy analysis, sample asymmetry and memory length (based on inverse
Heart_rate_variability
Information-theoretic measure
the true cross-entropy, where the test set is treated as samples from p ( x ) {\displaystyle p(x)} .[citation needed] The cross entropy arises in classification
Cross-entropy
Probability distribution
S2CID 231728407. Vasicek, Oldrich (1976). "A Test for Normality Based on Sample Entropy". Journal of the Royal Statistical Society, Series B. 38 (1): 54–59
Cauchy_distribution
Property of a thermodynamic system
Entropy is a thermodynamic state variable that quantifies the probabilistic distribution of accessible microstates in a system. The term and the concept
Entropy
Probability distribution
(Shannon) differential entropy h(X) is related to the volume of the typical set (having the sample entropy close to the true entropy), while the Fisher information
Beta_distribution
Concept
The concept entropy was first developed by German physicist Rudolf Clausius in the mid-nineteenth century as a thermodynamic property that predicts that
Entropy (statistical thermodynamics)
Entropy_(statistical_thermodynamics)
Mathematical statistics distance measure
distributions P and Q defined on the same sample space, X {\displaystyle {\mathcal {X}}} , the relative entropy from Q to P is defined to be D KL ( P ∥
Kullback–Leibler_divergence
Principle in Bayesian statistics
The principle of maximum entropy states that, among all probability distributions consistent with a given set of constraints (such as normalization or
Principle_of_maximum_entropy
Cryptographic device
generates random numbers from a physical process capable of producing entropy, unlike a pseudorandom number generator (PRNG) that utilizes a deterministic
Hardware random number generator
Hardware_random_number_generator
Activity of the vagus nerve
used to quantify vagal tone withdrawal in graded orthostatic tilt. Sample Entropy (SampEn) – a measurement of heart rate variability complexity – can
Vagal_tone
Methods of estimating differential entropy given some observations
the sample size and the size of the alphabet of the probability distribution. The histogram approach uses the idea that the differential entropy of a
Entropy_estimation
Alloys with high proportions of several metals
High-entropy alloys (HEAs) are alloys that are formed by mixing equal or relatively large proportions of (usually) five or more elements. Prior to the
High-entropy_alloy
Metric for fit of statistical models
"Empirical Likelihood Ratios Applied to Goodness-of-Fit Tests Based on Sample Entropy". Computational Statistics and Data Analysis. 54 (2): 531–545. doi:10
Goodness_of_fit
Measure of algorithmic complexity
distance Manifold hypothesis Solomonoff's theory of inductive inference Sample entropy Rayo's number This is an English reprint of Kolmogorov's original 1963
Kolmogorov_complexity
Physical law for entropy and heat
appear below. The second law of thermodynamics establishes the concept of entropy as a physical property of a thermodynamic system. It predicts whether processes
Second_law_of_thermodynamics
Measure of relative information in probability theory
In information theory, the conditional entropy quantifies the amount of information needed to describe the outcome of a random variable Y {\displaystyle
Conditional_entropy
Class of statistical tests
Analysis 62, 1–23. Vasicek, Oldrich (1976). "A Test for Normality Based on Sample Entropy". Journal of the Royal Statistical Society. Series B (Methodological)
Normality_test
Concept in information theory
test sample, requiring few bits per test element on average because q(xi) tends to be high. The exponent may also be interpreted as a cross-entropy: H (
Perplexity
Measure of unpredictability of outcomes
The conditional entropy measures the average uncertainty Bob has about Alice's state upon sampling from his own system. The min-entropy can be interpreted
Min-entropy
American Physician-Scientist
2000). "Physiological time-series analysis using approximate entropy and sample entropy". American Journal of Physiology. Heart and Circulatory Physiology
Joseph_Randall_Moorman
How many different types are in a dataset
proportional abundance of each class under a weighted geometric mean. The Rényi entropy, which adds the ability to freely vary the kind of weighted mean used.
Diversity_index
Spectral density estimation method
Maximum entropy spectral estimation is a method of spectral density estimation. The goal is to improve the spectral quality based on the principle of
Maximum entropy spectral estimation
Maximum_entropy_spectral_estimation
Measure of dependence between two variables
variable. The concept of mutual information is intimately linked to that of entropy of a random variable, a fundamental notion in information theory that quantifies
Mutual_information
Complex oxide molecules that contain five or more metal ions
five oxide precursors will result in a multi-phase sample, suggesting that configurational entropy stabilizes the material. It can clearly be seen from
High_entropy_oxide
Quantum benchmarking protocol
Cross-entropy benchmarking (XEB) is a statistical measure used to evaluate the performance in random circuit sampling experiments. It quantifies how strongly
Cross-entropy_benchmarking
Device for measuring a physical quantity
current density or flux of entropy. The given sample is cooled down to (almost) absolute zero (for example by submerging the sample in liquid helium). At absolute
List_of_measuring_instruments
Scientific study of digital information
theory is entropy. In Shannon's formulation entropy is equal to the lack of information about an event. In the above coin flip example, the entropy in the
Information_theory
Gain from observing another random variable
conditional entropy of T {\displaystyle T} given the value of attribute a {\displaystyle a} . This is intuitively plausible when interpreting entropy Η as a
Information gain (decision tree)
Information_gain_(decision_tree)
Sequence of data points over time
Correlation entropy Approximate entropy Sample entropy Fourier entropy [uk] Wavelet entropy Dispersion entropy Fluctuation dispersion entropy Rényi entropy Higher-order
Time_series
Law of physics
The third law of thermodynamics states that the entropy of a closed system at thermodynamic equilibrium approaches a constant value when its temperature
Third_law_of_thermodynamics
Interpretation of entropy as the change in arrangement of a system's particles
In thermodynamics, entropy is often associated with the amount of order or disorder in a thermodynamic system. This stems from Rudolf Clausius' 1862 assertion
Entropy_(order_and_disorder)
Theory in modern physics that describes gravity as an entropic force
Entropic gravity, also known as emergent gravity, is a theory in modern physics that describes gravity as an entropic force—a force with macro-scale homogeneity
Entropic_gravity
Type of heuristic technique
Thompson sampling, named after William R. Thompson, is a heuristic for choosing actions that address the exploration–exploitation dilemma in the multi-armed
Thompson_sampling
Signal analysis tool
significantly to the signal's energy), entropy-based measures (such as permutation entropy or sample entropy), correlation with the original signal,
Hilbert–Huang_transform
Probability distribution modeling a coin toss which need not be fair
consisting of a sequence of independent Bernoulli trials Bernoulli sampling Binary entropy function Binary decision diagram Uspensky, James Victor (1937)
Bernoulli_distribution
known as the Hartley entropy or max-entropy. The Hartley function coincides with the Shannon entropy (as well as with the Rényi entropies of all orders) in
Hartley_function
Statistical method
error, etc.) to sample estimates. This technique allows estimation of the sampling distribution of almost any statistic using random sampling methods. Bootstrapping
Bootstrapping_(statistics)
Monte Carlo algorithm
In statistics, Gibbs sampling or a Gibbs sampler is a Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) algorithm for sampling from a specified multivariate probability
Gibbs_sampling
Probability distribution
distribution with λ = 1/μ has the largest differential entropy. In other words, it is the maximum entropy probability distribution for a random variate X which
Exponential_distribution
Type of biased random walk on a graph
standard random walk samples for every vertex a uniform probability distribution of outgoing edges, locally maximizing entropy rate, MERW maximizes it
Maximal_entropy_random_walk
Fourth standardized moment in statistics
theoretical distributions, and corresponding techniques allow estimation based on sample data from a population. Different measures of kurtosis can yield varying
Kurtosis
Non-parametric statistic on information transfer
entropy of X. The above definition of transfer entropy has been extended by other types of entropy measures such as Rényi entropy. Transfer entropy is
Transfer_entropy
Physics of heat, work, and temperature
deals with heat, work, and temperature, and their relation to energy, entropy, and the physical properties of matter and radiation. The behavior of these
Thermodynamics
Signal encoder
entropy coded, because the entropy of the difference signal is much smaller than that of the original discrete signal treated as independent samples.
Differential pulse-code modulation
Differential_pulse-code_modulation
Philosophical thought experiment
statistical entropy in a closed system must eventually be a periodic function; therefore, the Second Law, which is always observed to increase entropy, is unlikely
Boltzmann_brain
Notion in statistics
retinal photoreceptors. Fisher information is related to relative entropy. The relative entropy, or Kullback–Leibler divergence, between two distributions p
Fisher_information
Increase in the total entropy of a compound system after mixing
In thermodynamics, the entropy of mixing is the increase in the total entropy when several initially separate systems of different composition, each in
Entropy_of_mixing
Homogeneous mixture of a solute and a solvent
form a solution are said to be immiscible. All solutions have a positive entropy of mixing. The interactions between different molecules or ions may be
Solution_(chemistry)
Creating sequence of numbers that cannot be predicted
numbers without an access to a dedicated hardware source, by scavenging entropy that is present in the computer system. See the details in True vs. pseudo-random
Random_number_generation
Symmetric probability distribution
distribution. Vasicek, Oldrich (1976). "A test for normality based on sample entropy". Journal of the Royal Statistical Society. Series B. 38 (1): 54–59
Tukey_lambda_distribution
Physical quantity of hot and cold
including the macroscopic entropy, though microscopically referable to the Gibbs statistical mechanical definition of entropy for the canonical ensemble
Temperature
Process of mapping a continuous set to a countable set
approximation can allow the entropy coding design problem to be separated from the design of the quantizer itself. Modern entropy coding techniques such as
Quantization (signal processing)
Quantization_(signal_processing)
Statistical dispersion in nominal distributions
distributions. Examples include the variation ratio or the information entropy. There are several types of indices used for the analysis of nominal data
Qualitative_variation
Concept in probability theory
\varepsilon .} Furthermore, if the entropy integral on the right-hand side converges, then X has a version with almost all sample path bounded and (uniformly)
Dudley's_theorem
Heat required to raise the temperature of a given unit of mass of a substance
dimensionless entropy measured in bits. From the definition of entropy T d S = δ Q , {\displaystyle T\,{\text{d}}S=\delta Q,} the absolute entropy can be calculated
Specific_heat_capacity
Sequence generation sampling technique
Tagyoung (2025-07-18). "REAL Sampling: Boosting Factuality and Diversity of Open-ended Generation by Extrapolating the Entropy of an Infinitely Large LM"
Top-p_sampling
Properties independent of system size, and proportional to system size
Examples of extensive properties include: amount of substance, n enthalpy, H entropy, S Gibbs energy, G heat capacity, Cp Helmholtz energy, A or F internal
Intensive and extensive properties
Intensive_and_extensive_properties
Computer instruction for returning hardware-generated random numbers
or DRNG. The generator takes pairs of 256-bit raw entropy samples generated by the hardware entropy source and applies them to an Advanced Encryption
RDRAND
Table layout for visualizing performance; also called an error matrix
builds on the theory of optimal transport and the principle of maximum entropy. TCM applies to single-label, multi-label, and soft-label settings. It
Confusion_matrix
Monte Carlo algorithm
the sequence in two steps: first a new sample is proposed based on the previous sample, then the proposed sample is either added to the sequence or rejected
Metropolis–Hastings_algorithm
Probability distribution
geometric distribution has more mass and decays slower than a Gaussian's. Entropy is a measure of uncertainty in a probability distribution. For the geometric
Geometric_distribution
Specific microscopic configuration of a thermodynamic system
This form for entropy appears on Ludwig Boltzmann's gravestone in Vienna. The second law of thermodynamics describes how the entropy of an isolated system
Microstate (statistical mechanics)
Microstate_(statistical_mechanics)
Statistical relationship
there may be one or more independent variables. The correlation ratio, entropy-based mutual information, total correlation, dual total correlation and
Correlation
2019 studio album by Daniel Caesar
by Liza Yohannes Sample credits "Cyanide" contains samples from "Candy Maker", performed by Tommy James and the Shondells. "Entropy" and "Too Deep to
Case_Study_01
Generalization of Gaussian distribution
Gaussian in the same way that Tsallis entropy is a generalization of standard Boltzmann–Gibbs entropy or Shannon entropy. The normal distribution is recovered
Q-Gaussian_distribution
Video compression format, succeeds H.264/MPEG-4 AVC
only entropy encoder method that is allowed in HEVC while there are two entropy encoder methods allowed by H.264/MPEG-4 AVC. CABAC and the entropy coding
High_Efficiency_Video_Coding
Entropy associated with a molecule's possible conformations
In chemical thermodynamics, conformational entropy is the entropy associated with the number of conformations of a molecule. The concept is most commonly
Conformational_entropy
Property of crosslinked rubber
stretch a rubber sample should be proportional to the increase in temperature. This would later be associated with a change in entropy. The connection
Rubber_elasticity
Uniform distribution on an interval
on the distribution's support are equally probable. It is the maximum entropy probability distribution for a random variable X {\displaystyle X} under
Continuous uniform distribution
Continuous_uniform_distribution
Probability distribution
for assessing the statistical significance of the difference between two sample means, the construction of confidence intervals for the difference between
Student's_t-distribution
Type of energy transfer
Likewise, 'the entropy of the Solar System' is not defined in classical thermodynamics. It has not been possible to define non-equilibrium entropy, as a simple
Heat
Signal analysis to extract information from electroencephalography (EEG) data
as Lyapunov Exponent, Correlation Dimension, and entropies like Approximate Entropy and Sample Entropy. The implementation of Artificial Neural Networks
EEG_analysis
Generalization of the binomial distribution
distribution sampling". Cross Validated. Retrieved 2022-07-28. Loukas, Orestis; Chung, Ho Ryun (April 2022). "Categorical Distributions of Maximum Entropy under
Multinomial_distribution
Estimator for quality of a statistical model
Akaike called his approach an "entropy maximization principle", because the approach is founded on the concept of entropy in information theory. Indeed
Akaike_information_criterion
American DJ and record producer
was Asia Born). The first 12" release on this new imprint was titled "Entropy", with the A-side containing the Asia Born track "Send Them" and a dub
DJ_Shadow
1993 EP by DJ Shadow and Asia Born
2006. Retrieved January 27, 2007. "DJ Shadow's Entropy sample of Grandmaster Flash's Freelance". WhoSampled. Archived from the original on December 8, 2011
Entropy_/_Send_Them
Field of machine learning
relying on gradient information. These include simulated annealing, cross-entropy search or methods of evolutionary computation. Many gradient-free methods
Reinforcement_learning
Coherent measure for value at risk
concept of relative entropy. Because of its connection with the VaR and the relative entropy, this risk measure is called "entropic value at risk". The
Entropic_value_at_risk
Topic in mathematics
{\displaystyle H} is simply the entropy of a symbol) and the continuous-valued case (where H {\displaystyle H} is the differential entropy instead). The definition
Asymptotic equipartition property
Asymptotic_equipartition_property
Phenomenon in statistics
its simplicity, it outperforms eight other entropy estimation procedures across a diverse range of sampling scenarios and data-generating models, even
Shrinkage_(statistics)
Probability distribution
and the information entropy is the limit as λ {\displaystyle \lambda } goes to 1. Another related interesting measure is the entropy of a discrete categorical
Dirichlet_distribution
Probability distribution
posterior distribution computations. The gamma distribution is the maximum entropy probability distribution (both with respect to a uniform base measure and
Gamma_distribution
Distribution of an uncertain quantity
mainly on the consequences of symmetries and on the principle of maximum entropy. As an example of an a priori prior, due to Jaynes (2003), consider a situation
Prior_probability
Method for numerical integration
The nested sampling algorithm is a computational approach to the Bayesian statistics problems of comparing models and generating samples from posterior
Nested_sampling_algorithm
Statistical value representing the center or average of a distribution
interpreted geometrically by using entropy to measure variation: the MLE minimizes cross-entropy (equivalently, relative entropy, Kullback–Leibler divergence)
Central_tendency
Machine learning algorithm
usual Boltzmann-Gibbs or Shannon entropy. In this sense, the Gini impurity is nothing but a variation of the usual entropy measure for decision trees. Used
Decision_tree_learning
Information held in the state of a quantum system
information refers to both the technical definition in terms of von Neumann entropy and the general computational term. It is an interdisciplinary field that
Quantum_information
Maximum-entropy random graph models are random graph models used to study complex networks subject to the principle of maximum entropy under a set of structural
Maximum-entropy random graph model
Maximum-entropy_random_graph_model
Probability distribution on the circle
with a preferred orientation. The von Mises distribution is the maximum entropy distribution for circular data when the real and imaginary parts of the
Von_Mises_distribution
Theil[citation needed] and is based on the concept of information entropy. Suppose we have samples of two discrete random variables, X and Y. By constructing
Uncertainty_coefficient
Term in quantum information theory
such that the sample entropy H ¯ ( x n ) {\displaystyle {\overline {H}}(x^{n})} of their classical label is close to the true entropy H ( X ) {\displaystyle
Typical_subspace
Probability distribution
variance) are zero. It is also the continuous distribution with the maximum entropy for a specified mean and variance. Geary has shown, assuming that the mean
Normal_distribution
Number of distinct species in a biological community
_{i=1}^{S}p_{i}\ln p_{i}\right),} which is the exponential of the Shannon entropy. q = 2 corresponds to the arithmetic mean. As q approaches infinity, the
Species_diversity
Index to measure economic inequality
which is the maximum possible entropy of the data minus the observed entropy. It is a special case of the generalized entropy index. It can be viewed as
Theil_index
Collection of random variables
Covariance function Deterministic system Dynamics of Markovian particles Entropy rate (for a stochastic process) Ergodic process Gillespie algorithm Interacting
Stochastic_process
SAMPLE ENTROPY
SAMPLE ENTROPY
Male
German
Pet form of Old High German Hamprecht, HAMPE means "bright home."
Surname or Lastname
English, Scottish, Welsh, French, German, Dutch, Hungarian (Sámuel), Jewish, and South Indian
English, Scottish, Welsh, French, German, Dutch, Hungarian (Sámuel), Jewish, and South Indian : from the Biblical male personal name Samuel (Hebrew Shemuel ‘Name of God’). This name is also well established in South India.It is found as a personal name among Christians in India, and in the U.S. is used as a family name among families from southern India.
Male
Finnish
Finnish form of Greek Sampson, SAMPAA means "like the sun."
Boy/Male
Australian, British, English
From the Temple Settlement
Male
Finnish
Finnish form of Greek Sampson, SAMPSA means "like the sun." In mythology, this is the name of a god of harvest who wakes up in the spring and dances through the fields sowing corn and oats. His full name is Sampsa Pellervoinen and he is also known by the name Pellervo.
Surname or Lastname
English (of Norman origin)
English (of Norman origin) : habitational name from any of various places in Normandy called Saint-Paul or Saint-Pol, from the dedication of their churches to St. Paul (see Paul).
Male
Italian
Italian form of Greek Samouel, SAMUELE means "heard of God," "his name is El," or "name of God."
Boy/Male
English
Temple-town. This surname refers to medieval priories and settlements of the military religious...
Boy/Male
Shakespearean
The Merry Wives of Windsor' Servant to Slender.
Surname or Lastname
English (mainly Nottinghamshire)
English (mainly Nottinghamshire) : unexplained; probably a variant of Sample.
Male
English
Variant spelling of English unisex Sammy, SAMMIE means "heard of God," "his name is El," or "name of God."
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : reduced form of Hemphill.German : variant of Hempel, or in some instances probably an Americanized spelling of the same name.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Middle English stapel ‘post’, hence a topographic name for someone who lived near a boundary post, or a habitational name from some place named with this word (Old English stapel), as for example Staple in Kent or Staple Fitzpaine in Somerset.Americanized spelling of German Stapel.
Male
English
Anglicized form of Greek Samouel (Hebrew Shemuwel), SAMUEL means "heard of God," "his name is El," or "name of God." In the bible, this is the name of a son of Elkanah by Hannah.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived by a maple tree, Middle English mapel (Old English mapul).French : from Latin mapula, a diminutive of mappa ‘piece of cloth’, ‘napkin’, presumably a metonymic occupational name for a cloth merchant or a weaver.
Female
Greek
(ΣεμÎλη) Greek name SEMELE means "of the earth (or underworld)." In mythology, this is the name of a daughter of Kadmos (Latin Cadmus), the mortal mother of Dionysos. Also known as Thyone.
Male
Finnish
Finnish form of Greek Samouel, SAMULI means "heard of God," "his name is El," or "name of God."
Surname or Lastname
English and French
English and French : occupational name or habitational name for someone who was employed at or lived near one of the houses (‘temples’) maintained by the Knights Templar, a crusading order so named because they claimed to occupy in Jerusalem the site of the old temple (Middle English, Old French temple, Latin templum). The order was founded in 1118 and flourished for 200 years, but was suppressed as heretical in 1312.English : name given to foundlings baptized at the Temple Church, London, so called because it was originally built on land belonging to the Templars.Scottish : habitational name from the parish of Temple in Edinburgh, likewise named because it was the site of the local headquarters of the Knights Templar.
Girl/Female
Indian, Telugu
Simple Looking; Good Smile
Female
English
English name derived from the vocabulary word, SABLE means "black," as a heraldic color. It is sometimes confused with the mammal of the same name but which has brown fur, not black, and which has a different origin.
SAMPLE ENTROPY
SAMPLE ENTROPY
Girl/Female
Indian, Tamil
Great
Boy/Male
Indian, Sikh
God's Blessing
Boy/Male
Indian
Prophet name
Boy/Male
Hindu
Means attachment. derived from rahula the son of Buddha
Boy/Male
Biblical
Chief of the eunuchs.
Girl/Female
Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu
Nature
Male
Irish
Variant spelling of Irish Gaelic Calbhach, CALVAGH means "bald."
Male
English
English variant spelling of Celtic Alan, possibly ALLIN means "little rock."Â
Girl/Female
Indian
Flame or luster or glow or shine, Brightness
Girl/Female
Hindu
Inspiration, Enthusiasm
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n.
Example; pattern.
v. t.
To take or to test a sample or samples of; as, to sample sugar, teas, wools, cloths.
a.
Without subdivisions; entire; as, a simple stem; a simple leaf.
a.
Not luxurious; without much variety; plain; as, a simple diet; a simple way of living.
a.
Pliant; flexible; easily bent; as, supple joints; supple fingers.
a.
Plain; unadorned; as, simple dress.
a.
Not contracted of brief; not concise; extended; diffusive; as, an ample narrative.
a.
Fully sufficient; abundant; liberal; copious; as, an ample fortune; ample justice.
a.
Consisting of a single individual or zooid; as, a simple ascidian; -- opposed to compound.
a.
Not capable of being decomposed into anything more simple or ultimate by any means at present known; elementary; thus, atoms are regarded as simple bodies. Cf. Ultimate, a.
a.
A medicinal plant; -- so called because each vegetable was supposed to possess its particular virtue, and therefore to constitute a simple remedy.
n.
A pattern; a specimen; especially, a collection of needlework patterns, as letters, borders, etc., to be used as samples, or to display the skill of the worker.
v. t.
To sort according to its staple; as, to staple cotton.
a.
Single; not complex; not infolded or entangled; uncombined; not compounded; not blended with something else; not complicated; as, a simple substance; a simple idea; a simple sound; a simple machine; a simple problem; simple tasks.
a.
Direct; clear; intelligible; not abstruse or enigmatical; as, a simple statement; simple language.
n.
One who makes up samples for inspection; one who examines samples, or by samples; as, a wool sampler.
v. t.
To build a temple for; to appropriate a temple to; as, to temple a god.
n.
A part of anything presented for inspection, or shown as evidence of the quality of the whole; a specimen; as, goods are often purchased by samples.
v. t. & i.
To rumple; to wrinkle.
v. i.
To gather simples, or medicinal plants.