replicable

adjective

rep·​li·​ca·​ble ˈre-plə-kə-bəl How to pronounce replicable (audio)
: capable of replication
replicable experimental results
replicability
ˌre-plə-kə-ˈbi-lə-tē How to pronounce replicable (audio)
noun

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These types of orchestrations are replicable on both larger and smaller scales. — Jesse Kirshbaum, SPIN, 22 May 2026 The consistency of a literary style over time may also be replicable. — Walt Hunter, The Atlantic, 4 June 2026 The pattern is replicable across states without locking any one of them into a regime whose enforcement and interpretation will not be testable for years. — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 15 May 2026 The confluence of events and processes that made the system ‘work’, finally, for Chris, is simply not replicable. — Fabiola Arbelo Cruz, Hartford Courant, 10 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for replicable

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Etymology

replic(ate) entry 1 + -able

First Known Use

1942, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of replicable was in 1942

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replicable

adjective
rep·​li·​ca·​ble ˈrep-li-kə-bəl How to pronounce replicable (audio)
: capable of replication
replicable experimental results
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