Act of taking or constituting a sample.
Note:
Sampling often provides a contribution to the measurement uncertainty budget or the examination uncertainty, as applicable.
Source:
PAC, 2021, 93, 997. 'Metrological and quality concepts in analytical chemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 2021)' on page 1016 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2019-0819)