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Noun: replication `replu'keyshun- The act of making copies
- reproduction - (genetics) the process whereby DNA makes a copy of itself before cell division
- A quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)
- rejoinder, retort, return, riposte, comeback, counter - (law) a pleading made by a plaintiff in reply to the defendant's plea or answer
- The repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves
- echo, reverberation, sound reflection - Copy that is not the original; something that has been copied
- replica, reproduction - 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"
Derived forms: replications See also: replicate Type of: biological process, copy, copying, organic process, pleading, reflection, reflectivity, reflexion [Brit], repeating, repetition, reply, response Encyclopedia: Replication |