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propagation vs reproduction

reproduction vs propagation

propagation and reproduction both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
propagation Yes No No No
reproduction Yes No No No
As nouns, reproduction is a hypernym of propagation; that is, reproduction is a word with a broader meaning than propagation:
  • propagation: the act of producing offspring or multiplying by such production
  • reproduction: the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring
Other hypernyms of propagation include breeding, facts of life, procreation.
propagation (noun) reproduction (noun)
the act of producing offspring or multiplying by such production the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring
the spreading of something (a belief or practice) into new regions the act of making copies
the movement of a wave through a medium copy that is not the original; something that has been copied
recall that is hypothesized to work by storing the original stimulus input and reproducing it during recall
the process of generating offspring
Difference between propagation and reproduction

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