Danish edit

Etymology edit

From stik (prick, stab) +‎ prøve (test, sample), a calque of the German Stichprobe (sample, spot check). Originally a probe from a melting furnace.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /stekprøːvə/, [ˈsd̥eɡ̊ˌpʰʁ̥œ̞ːwə]

Noun edit

stikprøve c (singular definite stikprøven, plural indefinite stikprøver)

  1. spot test
  2. random sample
  3. spot check

Inflection edit

See also edit