sample

nouns

a small part of something intended as representative of the whole
is a type of (narrower)
an item of information that is typical of a class or group
"this patient provides a typical example of the syndrome"; "there is an example on page 10"
items selected at random from a population and used to test hypotheses about the population
all or part of a natural object that is collected and preserved as an example of its class
is a type of (narrower)
an object occurring naturally; not made by man

verbs

take a sample of
"Try these new crackers"; "Sample the regional dishes"
is derived from
is derived from
is derived from