different between waveform vs sampling

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wave +? form

waveform (plural waveforms)

(mathematics) The shape of a wave function represented by a graph showing some dependent variable as function of an independent variable.
(physics, engineering) The shape of a physical wave, such as sound, electric current or electromagnetic radiation, or its representation obtained by plotting a characteristic of the phenomenon (such as voltage) versus another variable, often time.

sampling

sampling (plural samplings)

The process or technique of obtaining a representative sample.
A sample.
(statistics) The analysis of a group by determining the characteristics of a significant percentage of its members chosen at random.
(signal processing) The measurement, at regular intervals, of the amplitude of a varying waveform in order to convert it to digital form.
(music) Electronically splicing pieces of previously recorded sound as part of a composition, especially as part of hip-hop or electronic dance music.

2001. The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music: North America. Garland Publishing. Ellen Koskoff (Ed.). Pgs. 694-695.

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