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reproducibility|ˌriːprədjuːsɪˈbɪlɪtɪ| [f. next + -ity.] The capacity to be produced again; the quality of being reproducible; the extent to which consistent results are obtained when produced repeatedly. Cf. repeatability.
1936H. J. Paton Kant's Metaphysic of Experience I. xix. 371 Kant assumes that experience presupposes the reproducibility of appearances. 1939Jrnl. Amer. Chem. Soc. LXI 3336/2 The agreement between two such sets of points indicates the reproducibility. 1946Nature 7 Sept. 347/2 In many circuits increased reproducibility of electrical conditions does not indicate an increased reproducibility of light-emitting characteristics. 1953Industr. & Engin. Chem. Feb. 465/1 Within the reproducibility of the data, no effect of change in catalyst quantity or flow rate was noted. 1962Listener 6 Dec. 952/1 This accuracy, and the reproducibility that goes with it, lies at the heart of mass production. 1969Physical Rev. Lett. XXIII. 1402/2 The accuracy obtained for the energy is better than {pm}0·1% and the reproducibility is about {pm}0·05%. 1977J. D. Douglas in Douglas & Johnson Existential Sociol. i. 54 This oversimplifies the problem of objectivity by assuming that reproducibility constitutes objectivity and that providing a record of research makes it possible to reproduce results. 1981Times Lit. Suppl. 13 Feb. 169/4 The illustrations to Milton..might suggest that one thing Blake liked about printmaking was the sheer fact of reproducibility, for a surprising proportion of the Milton pictures exist in two or more copies. |