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stikprøve

Pronunciation: /stekprøːvə/

“stikprøve” is a Danish word. Its 3 meanings in English:

noun

  1. spot test
  2. random sample
  3. spot check

Etymology

From stik (“prick, stab”) + prøve (“test, sample”), a calque of the German Stichprobe (“sample, spot check”). Originally a probe from a melting furnace.

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