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replication crises

replication crises is the plural of replication crisis.

Meaning of replication crisis

Noun

replication crisis (plural replication crises)

  1. A crisis caused by the problem that many scientific studies are difficult or impossible to replicate or reproduce, casting doubt on the meaningfulness of their results in light of the requirements of the scientific method.
    • It is not just the social sciences that are in the grip of replication crises.2015 November 2, Andreas Ortmann, “The replication crisis has engulfed economics”, in The Conversation, retrieved 02 Sep 2021

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Questions about replication crises

What is replication crises the plural of?
Replication crises is the plural of replication crisis.

Words near replication crises in the dictionary

  1. replicated worker
  2. replicated workers
  3. replicates
  4. replicating
  5. replication
  6. replication crises
  7. replication crisis
  8. replication fork
  9. replication forks
  10. replicational
  11. replicationally

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