Meaning & use

repeatable

adjective·Academic

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Able to be done or produced again in the same way, especially with consistent results.

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A sound scientific experiment must be repeatable by other researchers.

The recipe is simple and repeatable every single time.

A note on using this word

A key concept in science, where repeatability helps confirm that a result is reliable rather than a fluke.

Words with a similar meaning

reproduciblereplicable

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Words with an opposite meaning

unrepeatable

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