samples
n. countablen. small amounts of something that you can try or look at to see what the rest is like. You use these to test quality before you buy or use a larger amount.
n. representative parts or small quantities of a substance or population intended to show the quality or nature of the whole. Often used in scientific, medical, or commercial contexts to provide data without testing an entire batch.
The doctor took several blood samples for testing.
The marketing team handed out free perfume samples to shoppers entering the department store.
Researchers collected soil samples from various depths to determine how the concentration of heavy metals changed throughout the different geological layers of the valley.
Frequently used with the verbs 'take', 'collect', or 'provide'.