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replication definition

rep·li·ca·tion (rep′li kā′s̸hən)

noun

  1. a folding back; fold
  2. a reply, or answer; esp., a reply to an answer
  3. repetition of a sound; echo
  4. the act of repeating, duplicating, copying, or reproducing
  5. a copy; reproduction
  6. Law reply ()
  7. Statistics the exact duplication of an experiment for verification, criticism, or extension of previous results

Etymology: ME replicacioun < MFr replication < L replicatio < pp. of replicare: see reply

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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