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replicable

American  
[rep-li-kuh-buhl] / ˈrɛp lɪ kə bəl /

adjective

  1. capable of replication.

    The scientific experiment must be replicable in all details to be considered valid.


Etymology

Origin of replicable

First recorded in 1950–55; replic(ate) + -able

Example Sentences

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That’s part of the reason the visible success of family vloggers isn’t always replicable.

From Salon • May 10, 2026

Mr. Wash sees the center as a replicable model for rehabilitation through the arts — one that begins with creative expression inside prison walls and extends, through structured support, into stable reentry.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

Observers note that it remains far too early to consider what happened in Venezuela a replicable model.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

Part of the beauty and profundity of people’s psychedelic experiences is the ineffable—but the systems that run on Western science are hungry for hard data, replicable and reliable outcomes, and, perhaps most importantly, profit.

From Slate • Jan. 30, 2026

The principle at issue was straightforward: natural facts must be replicable and reproducible if they are to count as facts at all.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

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