random sample

/ˌrændəm ˌsæmpəl/

Other forms: random samples

Definitions of random sample

1. noun

   a sample in which every element in the population has an equal chance of being selected
   type of:

   sample, sample distribution, sampling

   items selected at random from a population and used to test hypotheses about the population
2. noun

   a sample grabbed at random
   type of:

   sample

   a small part of something intended as representative of the whole