| reproducibility | 1. Ability to cause to exist again or to present again. 2. The ability to duplicate measurements over long periods of time by different laboratories. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| reproducibility of results | The statistical reproducibility of measurements (often in a clinical context), including the testing of instrumentation or techniques to obtain reproducible results. The concept includes reproducibility of physiological measurements, which may be used to develop rules to assess probability or prognosis, or response to a stimulus; reproducibility of occurrence of a condition; and reproducibility of experimental results. (12 Dec 1998) |