repeatable

Thân thiện

His scientific experiment was designed to be repeatable by other researchers.

Definition

Adjective: 1. Able to be done or said again: Capable of being replicated or performed another time, often with consistent results. 2. Suitable for being said again; fit to be repeated or quoted: Of language or statements, acceptable or decent enough to be spoken again in polite or public company.

Examples of Usage

• Adjective (Able to be done again):
  • A scientific experiment must be repeatable for its results to be considered valid.
  • The software bug was repeatable; we could make it happen every time by following the same steps.
• Adjective (Fit to be said again):
  • The comedian's jokes were clever and entirely repeatable.
  • He was careful to give a repeatable, official statement to the press.

Advanced Usage

• The term is often used in its negative form ("not repeatable" or "unrepeatable") to describe something, especially language, that is offensive, vulgar, or too private to be shared.
  • His angry outburst included words that are not repeatable here.
  • She told him an unrepeatable joke.

Variants and Related Words

• Repeat (verb): To say or do something again.
• Repeatability (noun): The quality of being repeatable, especially in scientific contexts.
• Repeated (adjective): Done or said again and again.
• Unrepeatable (adjective): Not able to be done again, or not fit to be repeated.

Synonyms

• Reproducible: (Especially for actions/experiments) Capable of being reproduced or duplicated.
• Quotable: Suitable or worthy of being quoted.
• Decent: Conforming with generally accepted standards of respectable behavior.

Antonyms

• Unrepeatable: Not fit to be repeated.
• Unique: Being the only one of its kind; unlike anything else.
• Irreproducible: Not able to be reproduced or replicated.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. able or fit to be repeated or quoted
   • what he said was not repeatable in polite company
   • he comes up with so many quotable phrases

Từ đồng nghĩa

• quotable