Etymograph

English

pseudosample

From pseudo- + sample.

Formed from pseudo- + sample

Ancient Greek ψεύδω ‘to lie’

Ancient Greek ψευδής ‘false, lying’

English pseudo-

Latin eximō ‘to take out’

Latin exemplum ‘a sample’

Old French essample ‘example’

Middle English saumple ‘exemplar’

English sample

Today it means

noun A body of data that is generated (usually by adding random perturbations to actual data), rather than observed.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “pseudosample”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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