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replication
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(= reproduction)
the act of making copies
Gutenberg's reproduction of holy texts was far more efficient
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the repetition of an experiment in order to test the validity of its conclusion
scientists will not believe an experimental result until they have seen at least one replication
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(law) a pleading made by a plaintiff in reply to the defendant's plea or answer
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(genetics) the process whereby DNA makes a copy of itself before cell division
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(= replica)
copy that is not the original; something that has been copied
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(= echo)
the repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves
she could hear echoes of her own footsteps
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(= rejoinder)
a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)
it brought a sharp rejoinder from the teacher
topology
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topographic study of a given place (especially the history of the place as indicated by its topography)
Greenland's topology has been shaped by the glaciers of the ice age
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the branch of pure mathematics that deals only with the properties of a figure X that hold for every figure into which X can be transformed with a one-to-one correspondence that is continuous in both directions
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the configuration of a communication network
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(= regional anatomy)
the study of anatomy based on regions or divisions of the body and emphasizing the relations between various structures (muscles and nerves and arteries etc.) in that region