reproducibility

C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /ˌriprəˌdusəˈbɪləti/ UK /ˌriːprəˌdjuːsəˈbɪlɪti/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
the quality of yielding consistent results when repeated under the same conditions

The journal demands reproducibility before publishing any clinical study.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the quality of yielding... replicabilityrepeatabilityconsistency

Opposites

irreproducibilityunrepeatability

Word family

Related forms reproducereproduciblereproduction

Etymology

From reproducible + -ity; reproduce from re- ('again') + produce, from Latin producere ('to lead forth'), from pro- ('forward') + ducere ('to lead').

producere Latin ducere Latin

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# reproducibility

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˌriprəˌdusəˈbɪləti/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌriːprəˌdjuːsəˈbɪlɪti/

## Meanings
1. the quality of yielding consistent results when repeated under the same conditions

## Examples
- The journal demands reproducibility before publishing any clinical study.

## Synonyms
- replicability
- repeatability
- consistency

## Antonyms
- irreproducibility
- unrepeatability

## Related Forms
- reproduce
- reproducible
- reproduction

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: producere
- Root: ducere - to lead

## Etymology
From reproducible + -ity; reproduce from re- ('again') + produce, from Latin producere ('to lead forth'), from pro- ('forward') + ducere ('to lead').

## AI Etymology
Reproducibility comes from reproducible + -ity; reproduce from re- ('again') + produce, from Latin producere ('to lead forth'), from pro- ('forward') + ducere ('to lead'). The historical chain includes Latin producere and Latin ducere. Older glosses in the chain include "again", "to lead forth", "forward", and "to lead", which help explain the semantic range of the modern word. Morphologically, reproducibility is best read as compound, suffixal formation, and borrowing, yielding an English noun shaped by both form history and later usage. In current English it functions as a noun, with the sense "the quality of yielding consistent results when repeated under the same conditions". related forms include reproduce, reproducible, and reproduction. The result is an English noun whose etymology preserves the older forms while supporting the word's specialized modern meaning.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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