Definition

1. 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

1. 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
2. copy that is not the original; something that has been copied
3. the repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves
   • she could hear echoes of her own footsteps
4. (law) a pleading made by a plaintiff in reply to the defendant's plea or answer
5. a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)
   • it brought a sharp rejoinder from the teacher
6. (genetics) the process whereby DNA makes a copy of itself before cell division
7. the act of making copies
   • Gutenberg's reproduction of holy texts was far more efficient