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Replication is the act of reproducing or copying something, or is a copy of something.

(noun)

When an experiment is repeated and the results from the original are reproduced, this is an example of a replication of the original study.
A copy of a Monet painting is an example of areplication.

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See replication in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

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

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

See replication in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A fold or a folding back.
A reply to an answer; a rejoinder.
Law The plaintiff's response to the defendant's answer or plea.
An echo or reverberation.
A copy or reproduction.
The act or process of duplicating or reproducing something.
Biology The process by which genetic material, a single-celled organism, or a virus reproduces or makes a copy of itself: replication of DNA.
In scientific research, the repetition of an experiment to confirm findings or to ensure accuracy.

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