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unreproducible

unreproducible

1 9.5
Cannot be made again in the same way
  • adjective
  • /ˌʌnrɪˈproʊdʒəbl/
  • Specialized
translation icon : irreproducible
  • He pointed out that "every walk is unreproducible, as is every poem."

Examples

  • So this is the unmistakable unreproducible and you know, never can't be copied, no substitutes, etcetera.

  • The unreproducible currency itself is transacted with, unlike a paper currency that represents a commodity.

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  • It's strictly a low information, low frequencies sub information sound that just is unreproducible on small speakers.

  • The "climate scientists" who pretend that they are ginning out "scientific" conclusions that are utterly unverifiable and unreproducible because they hide (or lose or destroy) their data and methods are not scientists, by definition.

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  • While the field is one of dubious partial and unreproducible results, punctuated by unsubstantiated claims of success with vanishing prototypes, you should expect the scoffing to continue.

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  • Some aspects of the artwork were so intricate that they were considered unreproducible by other artists.

  • The scientific experiment yielded unreproducible results, leading the researchers to question their methodology.

  • Each performance of the play was unreproducible due to the unique interaction between the actors and the audience.

Synonyms

unrepeatable
vsunreproducible
1 5.8

Something that cannot happen again or should not be said again

focuses on factual impossibility to duplicate rather than social inappropriateness
irreproducible
vsunreproducible
1 9.6

Not possible to repeat exactly

is the broader general term for impossibility of duplication
uncopyable
vsunreproducible
1 8.1

So unique that no one can make the same thing

stresses general inability to reproduce rather than uniqueness as cause
nonreproducible
vsunreproducible
  • Specialized
8.6

Not able to be copied or repeated

is the core definition of being impossible to reproduce or duplicate
unproducible
vsunreproducible
6.9

Cannot be made

refers to failing creation rather than inability to duplicate an existing thing

Antonyms

reproducible
  • Specialized
5 4.9

Can give the same result when done again

How Reproducible

reproducible
  • Specialized
5 4.9
unreproducible
  • Specialized
1 9.5

Surface Forms

unreproducible positive

Morphology

unreproducible = reproducible (semi-transparent) = un + re + produce + ible

Adding 'un-' to 'reproducible' gives the straightforward meaning 'not reproducible'.

Etymology

The word unreproducible breaks into un- meaning 'not' and reproduce meaning 'to make again', and you can see the same root in produce and product. So unreproducible literally means 'not able to be made again', which is why we use it for results or objects that cannot be copied or repeated.