Definitions for "Nth name"
Keywords:  random, selected, list, test, sample
A selection for a list test mailing where names are selected on the basis of the size of the test sample in relation to the size of the list.
A software program that selects from a list or database every nth (where n = a random number) – for example, 3rd, 4th or 250th – for testing or random selection purposes.
A method of testing the pulling power of a list by asking the list source to provide a representative sampling. This could be every 10th name, every 20th name or whatever mathematical selection will provide a valid representation.