reproducible

American  

[ree-pruh-doo-suh-buhl, -dyoo-] / ˌri prəˈdu sə bəl, -ˈdyu- /

adjective

1. able to be copied, duplicated, represented, or closely imitated.

   A complimentary reproducible workbook is included for your client to use as she goes through the counseling sessions.

2. Biology. (of an organism or organic part) able to reproduce itself or be reproduced by some process of generation or propagation, sexual or asexual.

   In natural selection, environmental conditions determine the reproductive success of a reproducible unit such as an organism or cell.

3. (of an organism) able to have its reproduction caused or fostered by human beings.

   Numerous challenges are encountered in our botanical research, including the identification and procurement of reproducible plant material.

4. able to be produced, formed, made, or brought about again or anew in any manner.

   While most of us have seen this password issue, it is infrequent and not reproducible on command, making it hard to diagnose and fix.

5. able to be recalled to the mind or represented in thought, as through the memory or imagination.

   Far from being essential to perception, the formation of a reproducible mental image represents a later stage of evolution altogether.

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Other Word Forms

• nonreproducible
  adjective
• reproducibility
  noun
• unreproducible
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of reproducible

First recorded in 1770–80; reproduc(e) ( def. ) + -ible ( def. )

Example Sentences

As director of the Stanford Center for Reproducible Neuroscience in California, he actively advances fMRI methods.

From Nature • Oct. 15, 2018

Congress should pass a law—call it the Reproducible Science Reform Act—to ensure that all future regulations are based on similar high standards.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2018

Given this philosophical commitment, it is not surprising that Nosek contributed to the “Manifesto for Reproducible Science” that appeared earlier this year.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2017

Reproducible workflows for the analysis presented here and consensus sequences can be found at http://github.com/nickloman/ebov and are freely available under the MIT license.

From Nature • Feb. 2, 2016