Reproducibility
Dictionary Definition
The ability to make a copy, representation, duplicate, or close imitation of
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Committee Definition
The ability to generate the same or similar results by repeating the procedures in a specific scientific research.
Domain Specific Usage
ASTM differentiates reproducibility and repeatability depending on how an experiment or study is duplicated. "Repeatability" refers to being able to obtain the same results by conducting the experiment on the same equipment by the same operator in the same laboratory within a short time of the original experiment. "Reproducibility" refers to the ability to obtain the same results by conducting the experiment on different equipment, in a different lab, or by different operators. There is no specification on the time between experiments. http://www.astm.org/SNEWS/MA_2009/datapoints_ma09.html