nonreplication

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non- +‎ replication

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nonreplication (uncountable)

  1. (biology) Failure to replicate
    nonreplication of genes
  2. (sciences) Failure to duplicate results
    • 2006, Naomi Breslau, “Neurobiological Research on Sleep and Stress Hormones in Epidemiological Samples”, in Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences[1], volume 1071:
      Nonreplication of clinical studies in properly conducted community samples should be taken seriously.

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