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Reproduction vs Perform - What's the difference?

reproduction | perform |

As a noun reproduction

is the act of reproducing new individuals biologically.

As a verb perform is

to do something; to execute.

reproduction

English

Noun

  • The act of reproducing new individuals biologically.
  • * {{quote-magazine, year=2013, month=May-June, author= Katrina G. Claw
  • , title= Rapid Evolution in Eggs and Sperm , volume=101, issue=3, magazine=(American Scientist) , passage=Many genes with reproductive roles also have antibacterial and immune functions, which indicate that the threat of microbial attack on the sperm or egg may be a major influence on rapid evolution during reproduction .}}
  • The act of making copies.
  • A copy of something, as in a piece of art; a duplicate.
  • perform

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To do something; to execute.
  • * {{quote-magazine, year=2013, month=July-August, author= Lee S. Langston, magazine=(American Scientist)
  • , title= The Adaptable Gas Turbine , passage=Turbines have been around for a long time—windmills and water wheels are early examples. The name comes from the Latin turbo'', meaning ''vortex , and thus the defining property of a turbine is that a fluid or gas turns the blades of a rotor, which is attached to a shaft that can perform useful work.}}
  • To do something in front of an audience, often in order to entertain it.
  • * Shakespeare
  • Perform a part thou hast not done before.

    Derived terms

    * performance * performant * performative * performator * performer

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