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reproducible

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

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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Etymology

Origin of reproducible

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


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Any potential screening test would need to be accurate, affordable, reproducible, and ultimately shown to improve patient outcomes.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026

"Finding the same subtypes reproducible across dozens of independent research sites was critical validation," added Dr. Gozzi.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 3, 2026

Importantly, the same subtypes appeared consistently across multiple independent datasets, demonstrating that the findings were reproducible.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 3, 2026

Anthropic’s researchers didn’t send in everything that Claude unearthed, focusing only on examples that were reproducible, something that made it much easier for Mozilla’s team to confirm the bugs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 6, 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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