reproduction vs replication

replication vs reproduction

reproduction and replication both are nouns.

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

As nouns, reproduction and replication are synonyms defined as:

reproduction and replication: the act of making copies

As nouns, reproduction and replication are synonyms defined as:

reproduction and replication: copy that is not the original; something that has been copied

Other synonyms of reproduction include replica.

reproduction (noun)	replication (noun)
the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring	the act of making copies
the act of making copies	the repetition of an experiment in order to test the validity of its conclusion
copy that is not the original; something that has been copied	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 repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves
the process of generating offspring	(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 reproduction and replication

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