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Replication

/ɹɛplɪˈkeɪʃən/

The process by which an object, person, place or idea may be copied mimicked or reproduced.

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📖 Definitions of "Replication"

noun

1
The process by which an object, person, place or idea may be copied mimicked or reproduced.
2
Copy; reproduction.
"That painting is an almost exact replication of a famous Rembrandt painting."
3
A response from the plaintiff to the defendant's plea.
4
The process of producing replicas of DNA or RNA molecules.

🔄 Synonyms of "Replication"

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Word	Definition
reproductionnoun	The act of reproducing new individuals biologically.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Replication"

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Word	Definition
reproductionnoun	The act of reproducing new individuals biologically.
replicanoun	An exact copy.
replicatenoun	The outcome of a replication procedure; an exact copy or replica.
cloningnoun	The production of an exact copy of an object.
duplicationnoun	The act of duplicating.
duplicatenoun	One that resembles or corresponds to another; an identical copy.
reproduceverb	(transitive or intransitive, biology) To generate or propagate offspring or organisms sexually or asexually.
copyingnoun	(uncountable) the practice of making one or more copies
reproducibilitynoun	The closeness of agreement among repeated measurements of a variable made under the same operating conditions over a period of time, or by different people.
repeatabilitynoun	The absence of variation amongst multiple measurements taken under the same conditions.
transpositionnoun	(especially mathematics) The act or process of transposing or interchanging.
transposalnoun	transposition
transposingnoun	A transposition.
emulationnoun	The endeavor or desire to equal or excel someone else in qualities or actions.
imitationnoun	(attributive) A copy or simulation; something that is not the real thing.
doublingnoun	The process or an instance of making something double; a multiplication by two. [from 14th c.]
transposenoun	(linear algebra) The process of rearranging elements in a matrix, by interchanging their respective row and column positional indicators.
playbacknoun	The replaying of something previously recorded, especially sound or moving images.
popularizationnoun	The act of making something popular to the general public.
repetitionnoun	The act or an instance of repeating or being repeated.