replication
英 [repl?'ke??(?)n]
美
- n. 复制；回答；反响
英英释意
- 1. the act of making copies;
- "Gutenberg's reproduction of holy texts was far more efficient"
- 2. (genetics) the process whereby DNA makes a copy of itself before cell division
- 3. a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one);
- "it brought a sharp rejoinder from the teacher"
- 4. (law) a pleading made by a plaintiff in reply to the defendant's plea or answer
- 5. the persistence of a sound after its source has stopped
- 6. copy that is not the original; something that has been copied
- 7. 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"