repetition vs replication

replication vs repetition

repetition and replication both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
repetition	Yes	No	No	No
replication	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, replication is a hyponym of repetition; that is, replication is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than repetition:

repetition: the act of doing or performing again
replication: the repetition of an experiment in order to test the validity of its conclusion

Other hyponyms of repetition include echolalia, iteration, redundancy, reduplication, reiteration, copying, action replay, instant replay, replay, renewal.

repetition (noun)	replication (noun)
the act of doing or performing again	the act of making copies
the repeated use of the same word or word pattern as a rhetorical device	the repetition of an experiment in order to test the validity of its conclusion
an event that repeats	copy that is not the original; something that has been copied
	the repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves
	(law) a pleading made by a plaintiff in reply to the defendant's plea or answer
	a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)
	(genetics) the process whereby DNA makes a copy of itself before cell division

Difference between repetition and replication

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