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nonreplication

nonreplication noun: failure to replicate.

Noun

nonreplication (uncountable)

  1. Failure to replicate
    • nonreplication of genes
  2. Failure to duplicate results
    • Nonreplication of clinical studies in properly conducted community samples should be taken seriously.2006, Naomi Breslau, “Neurobiological Research on Sleep and Stress Hormones in Epidemiological Samples”, in Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, volume 1071

Forms of nonreplication

alternative formnon-replication

Origin of nonreplication

From non- + replication.

Questions about nonreplication

What does nonreplication mean?
Nonreplication means failure to replicate.
What part of speech is nonreplication?
Nonreplication is a noun.

Words near nonreplication in the dictionary

  1. nonreplicability
  2. nonreplicable
  3. nonreplicate
  4. nonreplicated
  5. nonreplicating
  6. nonreplication
  7. nonreplicative
  8. nonreplier
  9. nonrepliers
  10. nonreplies
  11. nonreply

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