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Replicate vs Reproduction - What's the difference?

replicate | reproduction |

As nouns the difference between replicate and reproduction

is that replicate is an outcome of a replication procedure while reproduction is the act of reproducing new individuals biologically.

As a verb replicate

is to make a copy (replica) of.

As an adjective replicate

is folded over or backward; folded back upon itself.

replicate

English

Verb

(en-verb)
  • To make a copy (replica) of.
  • (label) To repeat (an experiment or trial) with a consistent result.
  • *{{quote-magazine, date=2014-06-21, volume=411, issue=8892, magazine=(The Economist)
  • , title= Magician’s brain , passage=[Isaac Newton] was obsessed with alchemy. He spent hours copying alchemical recipes and trying to replicate them in his laboratory. He believed that the Bible contained numerological codes.}}
  • (label) To reply.
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • an outcome of a procedure.
  • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (botany, zoology) Folded over or backward; folded back upon itself.
  • a replicate leaf or petal
    the replicate margin of a shell

    reproduction

    English

    Noun

  • The act of reproducing new individuals biologically.
  • * {{quote-magazine, year=2013, month=May-June, author= Katrina G. Claw
  • , title= Rapid Evolution in Eggs and Sperm , volume=101, issue=3, magazine=(American Scientist) , passage=Many genes with reproductive roles also have antibacterial and immune functions, which indicate that the threat of microbial attack on the sperm or egg may be a major influence on rapid evolution during reproduction .}}
  • The act of making copies.
  • A copy of something, as in a piece of art; a duplicate.