replication
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Definition
- Noun:
- The repetition of an experiment to verify its results: The act of performing an experiment again under the same conditions to confirm the findings.
- A copy or duplicate: Something that is made to be exactly like an original.
- (Law) A plaintiff's reply to a defendant's plea: A formal legal pleading.
- A quick or witty reply: A retort or rejoinder.
- (Genetics) The process by which DNA synthesizes a copy of itself: The biological mechanism preceding cell division.
- The general act of copying or reproducing something: The action of making copies.
Usage Examples
- Scientific Repetition:
- The study's findings lack credibility without independent replication.
- A Copy:
- The museum displayed a precise replication of the ancient vase.
- Legal Pleading:
- The attorney filed a replication to the defendant's answer.
- A Quick Reply:
- Her clever replication silenced the critic.
- Genetic Process:
- DNA replication is a fundamental step in cellular reproduction.
- Act of Copying:
- The replication of the key documents took several hours.
Advanced Usage
- "Exact replication": A perfect, indistinguishable copy.
- The forger's work was an exact replication of the masterpiece.
- "Failed replication": (In science) When a repeated experiment does not produce the same result as the original.
- The failed replication of the landmark study raised serious doubts.
Variants and Related Words
- Replicate (verb): To make a copy of; to repeat an experiment.
- Researchers must attempt to replicate the results.
- Replicable (adjective): Capable of being replicated, especially in science.
- For a finding to be valid, it must be replicable.
Synonyms
- Repetition: The act of repeating.
- Duplicate: An identical copy.
- Rejoinder: A reply, especially a sharp or witty one.
- Copying: The act of making a copy.
Related Phrases
- Self-replication: The ability of a system to make copies of itself.
- Viruses are studied for their mechanism of self-replication.
Related Idioms
- "A pale replication": A poor or inferior copy.
- The sequel was but a pale replication of the original film.
Noun
- the repetition of an experiment in order to test the validity of its conclusion
- scientists will not believe an experimental result until they have seen at least one replication
- copy that is not the original; something that has been copied
- the repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves
- she could hear echoes of her own footsteps
- (law) a pleading made by a plaintiff in reply to the defendant's plea or answer
- a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)
- it brought a sharp rejoinder from the teacher
- (genetics) the process whereby DNA makes a copy of itself before cell division
- the act of making copies
- Gutenberg's reproduction of holy texts was far more efficient