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Replication vs Recurrence - What's the difference?

replication | recurrence |

As nouns the difference between replication and recurrence

is that replication is process by which an object, person, place or idea may be copied mimicked or reproduced while recurrence is return or reversion to a certain state.

replication

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • Process by which an object, person, place or idea may be copied mimicked or reproduced.
  • * 2014 , Wikipedia,
    • DNA replication is the process of producing two identical replicas from one original DNA molecule.
  • Copy; reproduction.
    • That painting is an almost exact replication of a famous Rembrandt painting.
  • (legal) A response from the plaintiff to the defendant's plea.
  • (biology) The process of producing replicas of DNA or RNA molecules.

    • Synonyms

    * repetition * duplication * imitation * copying * reproduction * copy * repeat * carbon copy * duplicate * replica

    recurrence

    English

    (wikipedia recurrence)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Return or reversion to a certain state.
  • The instance of recurring; frequent occurrence.
    • I shall insensibly go on from a rare to a frequent recurrence to the dangerous preparations. — I. Taylor.
  • A return of symptoms as part of the natural progress of a disease.
  • Recourse.

    • Synonyms

    * reoccurrence

    Hyponyms

    * recrudescence * reemergence * resurgence

    Related terms

    * recur * recurrent * recursive * recursivity * recursion

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