replication
noun
rep·li·ca·tion
ˌre-plə-ˈkā-shən 
1
2
3
a
: copy, reproduction
b
: the action or process of reproducing or duplicating
replication of DNA
viral replication
4
: performance of an experiment or procedure more than once
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Examples of replication in a Sentence
bought a smaller and cheaper replication of the marble statue for his garden
we'll need to do a replication of that experiment so we can collect more data
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Pointing to academic research that followed a similar technique using passive DNS replication data, but starting with URLs, Demirkapi says his approach was able to find magnitudes more issues.
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Matt Burgess, WIRED, 10 Aug. 2024
It's thought that these fatty acids can prevent virus replication.
—Merve Ceylan, Health, 21 Oct. 2024
Quince also frequently analyses luxury competitors’ best-selling items to identify opportunities for replication.
—Amy Francombe, WIRED, 13 Oct. 2024
The video game performers strike raises crucial questions about how these technologies will deal with digital replications of voice actors, something Nexus Mods treads carefully around.
—Jay Castello, The Verge, 17 Oct. 2024
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Matt Burgess, WIRED, 10 Aug. 2024
It's thought that these fatty acids can prevent virus replication.
—Merve Ceylan, Health, 21 Oct. 2024
Quince also frequently analyses luxury competitors’ best-selling items to identify opportunities for replication.
—Amy Francombe, WIRED, 13 Oct. 2024
The video game performers strike raises crucial questions about how these technologies will deal with digital replications of voice actors, something Nexus Mods treads carefully around.
—Jay Castello, The Verge, 17 Oct. 2024
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“Replication.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/replication. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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replication
noun
rep·li·ca·tion
ˌrep-lə-ˈkā-shən
1
: very exact copying or duplication
2
: an act or process of copying or duplication
Medical Definition
replication
noun
rep·li·ca·tion
ˌrep-lə-ˈkā-shən
1
: the action or process of reproducing or duplicating
replication of DNA
2
: performance of an experiment or procedure more than once
Legal Definition
replication
noun
rep·li·ca·tion
ˌre-plə-ˈkā-shən
: reply
Etymology
Anglo-French, from Middle French, from Late Latin replicatio, from Latin, action of folding back, from replicare to fold back
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