Meaning & use
Replicating
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making an exact copy of something, or reproducing a process or result
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The virus works by replicating itself inside host cells.
Researchers spent months replicating the original experiment to confirm its results.
A note on using this word
Central to the scientific method, since a result is only considered reliable once other researchers succeed in replicating it independently.
Words with a similar meaning
duplicatingreproducing
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