irreproducible
Americanadjective
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Etymology
Origin of irreproducible
First recorded in 1865–70; ir- 2 + reproducible ( def. )
Example Sentences
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“Back to the Future: The Musical,” based on the first of the time-travel films in the billion-dollar franchise, faces an additional hurdle: It hinges on a star performance that would seem to be irreproducible onstage.
From New York Times ● Aug. 3, 2023
Yet Watts’ crisply reliable beat kept them sounding vital — an irreproducible blend of chaos and beauty.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2021
And money spent on invalid science is money wasted: one study puts the cost of irreproducible medical research in the U.S. alone at $28 billion a year.
From Scientific American ● Aug. 17, 2021
Many researchers say they now see social priming not so much as a way to sway people’s unconscious behaviour, but as an object lesson in how shaky statistical methods fooled scientists into publishing irreproducible results.
From Nature ● Dec. 10, 2019
You have either suffered a disorganization of irreproducible membranes, or you have deposited so much improper material in your tissue that your life is not consistent with the protracted pain of removing it.
From The Opium Habit by Day, Horace B.
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