replication
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- noun
- /ˌrɛp.lɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/
- The study consisted of three "replications" separated by intervals of three weeks.
- replication techniques
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Watch on YouTubeIt seems like self replication is a good way to make a lot of money.
- It seems like self replication is a good way to make a lot of money.
- And so if you want to have good replications, you got to get the prototype right, you know, because the mold is going to just spit out whatever you are.
- And so the prestige is a substitute for the the actual replication.
- What we see here is in certain respects a replication of what we saw previously in the Lord of the world.
- And you know, for example, replication can inform creativity.
Examples
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The artist created a stunning replication of the original sculpture for the gallery exhibition.
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So this is now similar in the replication of that experiment.
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Such structures can be generated with the replication techniques mentioned in Section 2.
Academic text (1995) -
The basement is almost an exact replication of the basement in his mother's house.
Fiction book (2000) -
Replication of these findings across other states is warranted, especially if such replications measure a broader range of student outcomes.
Academic text (2012) -
A range of community-based models is preferable to cookie-cutter replication of a fixed design.
Academic text (1997) -
The use of high-concordance codes also encourages replications in other cultural settings.
Academic text (2000) -
Measurements were made in 4 replications on 4 plants per clone (20 measurements per treatment in total).
Academic text (2013) -
The illustration is a parody of Seurat's painting, including a faithful replication of Seurat's famous pointillist technique.
Academic text (1992) -
In biology class, we learned about the process of replication and why it is essential for cell division.
Synonyms
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A paper or file that is the same as the original
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A close copy of something real, often a famous object or work of art
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A copy that is exactly the same as the original
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The act of making an exact copy or the thing that is copied
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Making another thing that is the same as the first, for example a photo or someone else's answers
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A copy of a paper made at the same time as the original
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A book or article printed again without changes
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The act of making a copy of something like a photo or document
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A copy of a document made with a photocopier
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A book or other work made again in the same form and sold
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Etymology
Replication comes from the Latin parts re- 'back' and plicare 'to fold', and it is like the English word duplicate which means 'a copy'. So a replication is an exact copy or reproduction.