# downsample

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To reduce the sampling rate of (a signal).
2. To reduce the sample size of a data set by randomly eliminating data points, typically so that it matches the size of another set.

## Etymology
From down + sample.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/downsample