Replication is the research practice of repeating a prior study or experiment — using the same methods, or systematically modified ones — to verify, confirm, extend, or challenge its findings. It operates through structured protocols (pre-registration, shared materials, open data) and is sustained by publication norms, peer evaluation, and the institutional reward structure of science. A replication test whether a result is stable across independent executions, separating genuine effects from noise or contextual artifacts. [formal: replicatio | substrate: behavior | horizon: a life | explicit: yes | epoch: 0.01]
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replication
Replication is the research practice of repeating a prior study or experiment — using the same methods, or systematically modified ones — to verify, confirm, extend, or challenge its findings. It operates through structured protocols (pre-…
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A human-made research practice: repeating a study or experiment using the same or modified methods to verify, confirm, or challenge prior findings. Built to persist through protocol, publication standards, and institutional incentives for reliable knowledge production.
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- replicationen · CANONICAL
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Remove protocol and replication ceases to operate: replication requires following a defined procedure to reproduce results. Without protocol there is no procedure to follow, so replication cannot function. Present-tense removal test passes.
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Replication IS a specific kind of procedure: systematic reproduction of results. A competent speaker would call replication 'a kind of procedure.' Files against the nearest kind.
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Replication is built and maintained for the sake of science: the practice of reproducing results ensures scientific claims are reliable and falsifiable. The servant (replication) points at the master (science).
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