The replication
of a scientist’s experiments and results by other scientists is called Repeatability.
Since the physical laws are the same every place any experiment conducted by
one scientist should work for any other scientist so to provide a double check the
results.
Experiments with well controlled variables are the best prospects
for repeatability
to work because replication can be as completely as possible. It does not work
well in situations where there are difficulties in controlling variables. In
such cases results are not easily replicated. The degree of repeatability
varies from field to field.
Repeatability is when the same person does the same experiment under the same circumstances. Another way of looking at it is the old adage "measure twice, Cut once. When the results can be replicated by another person, the experiment is reproducible. (At least that is what the Wikipedia article says (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Repeatability).
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