replicate
replicate Lexical Profile
replicate Game Scores & Validity
• verb
To make an exact copy of; to reproduce or repeat (especially a scientific experiment, process, or result) consistently.
"Independent researchers across three universities were able to replicate the findings of the original clinical study."
To undergo self-reproduction or make exact copies of itself (of genetic material, cells, or viruses).
"The virus enters the host cell and uses its cellular machinery to replicate rapidly."
• noun
A close or exact copy; an independent repetition of an experiment or trial performed under identical conditions to ensure statistical reliability.
"Each biochemical assay was tested in three biological replicates to confirm the accuracy of the data."
• adjective
Folded or bent back on itself (chiefly in botany and zoology, of a leaf, wing, or other structure).
"The entomologist noted the replicate margins of the beetle's wings under the microscope."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the late Middle English period from Latin replicatus, the past participle of replicare ('to fold back, repeat'), formed from re- ('back, again') and plicare ('to fold').