GreenWhiteBlue said:. I looked up the dictionary many times. It shows "replicate" and "duplicate" as a verb and an adjective. Both of them in this sentence are adjective, which really confuse me. Thank you for your answer! Let's consider two types of mistake that can occur when a manager actually starts to set up a duplicate system to replicate a successful process. There is also the word "replica" that is a noun duplica does not exist in the WRF dictionary.
In field where experiments are performed, we talk of replicates - performing the experiment identically multiple times to ensure consistency of the result or to obtain a good statistical estimate if the results are subject to "noise" If we only do two, we call them duplicates something that is replicated, as an experiment or procedure. Let's not forget, though, that the 15th century Latin duo stem, which does or did imply "just two" evolved in English to mean only an "exact copy of an original".
The number we're talking about has to be specified. In probably most other cases, the different forms are vividly different.
As a related aside, I have to admit that the noun replica is starting to drive me crazy. If I've come back from Paris with five replicas of the Eiffel Tower, are they just exactly like the original? Uncle Jack said:. Are you talking about your sentence in post 3? You must log in or register to reply here.
Language Usage Weblog The home for discussions and comments on language, grammar, spelling, and such. April 3, Weekly Language Usage Tips: duplicate or replicate Posted in duplicate or replicate at am by dlseltzer Tip: Replicate or duplicate A reader writes: Is there a difference between replicate and duplicate? Does that make sense? Bottom line: Maybe we can use them synonymously. That counts.
Share this: Twitter Facebook. Like this: Like Loading Paul Gygi said,. John Kelsey said,. Leave a Reply Cancel reply Enter your comment here Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:. Email Address never made public. To divide into two by natural growth or spontaneous action; as, infusoria duplicate themselves. Published: 3 Apr, Duplicate adjective Being the same as another; identical. Replicate verb To make a copy replica of. Duplicate adjective games In which the hands of cards, tiles, etc.
Replicate verb science To repeat an experiment or trial with a consistent result. Replicate verb obsolete To reply. Replicate noun The outcome of a replication procedure; an exact copy or replica.
Replicate noun music A tone that is one or more octaves away from a given tone. Duplicate noun One that resembles or corresponds to another; an identical copy. Replicate adjective Folded over or backward; folded back upon itself. Duplicate noun legal An original instrument repeated; a document which is the same as another in all essential particulars, and differing from a mere copy in having all the validity of an original.
Replicate verb To reply. Duplicate noun A pawnbroker's ticket, which must be shown when redeeming a pledged item. Replicate adjective Folded over or backward; folded back upon itself; as, a replicate leaf or petal; a replicate margin of a shell. Duplicate noun The game of duplicate bridge. Replicate verb bend or turn backward.
Duplicate noun The game of duplicate Scrabble. Duplicate noun A biological specimen that was gathered alongside another specimen and represents the same species. Duplicate adjective Double; twofold. Duplicate noun That which exactly resembles or corresponds to something else; another, correspondent to the first; hence, a copy; a transcript; a counterpart.
Duplicate noun An original instrument repeated; a document which is the same as another in all essential particulars, and differing from a mere copy in having all the validity of an original. Duplicate verb To double; to fold; to render double. Duplicate verb To make a duplicate of something ; to make a copy or transcript of.
Duplicate verb To divide into two by natural growth or spontaneous action; as, infusoria duplicate themselves. Replicate noun a tone one or more octaves above or below the given tone. Duplicate adjective being two identical. Popular Comparisons. Adress vs.
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