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Sample-continuous process

Imagine you're making a cake, and you're trying to make sure it tastes good by tasting it little by little throughout the process. This is kind of like a "sample-continuous process."

In a "process," you're doing something from start to finish - like making a cake. A "sample" is when you take a little bit of something to try it out. And "continuous" just means that you keep doing the same thing over and over again without stopping.

So, in a sample-continuous process, you keep trying out little bits of what you're making as you go along. This can be useful if you want to make sure everything is turning out okay, or if you need to make adjustments as you go.

For example, if you're making chocolate cake, you might take a little bit of the batter and taste it to make sure it has the right amount of chocolatey-ness. Or if you're cooking a stew, you might taste it every so often to see if it needs more salt or spices.

A sample-continuous process can be used for lots of different things - from cooking to manufacturing to scientific experiments. It's a way to make sure that everything is going well throughout the whole process, rather than just waiting until the end to see if everything turned out okay.
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