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Reproduction
01
the biological process by which organisms produce new individuals, either sexually through gamete fusion or asexually by mechanisms such as budding, fission, or spore formation
Examples
Scientists study the reproductive cycles of coral to plan reef restoration projects that rely on timed spawning events.
The plant reproduces both sexually by seed and asexually through runners that form new, genetically identical clones.
02
the act or process of making a copy of an artistic or literary piece, a document, etc.
Examples
The museum displayed a high-quality reproduction of the Mona Lisa, allowing visitors to admire Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece up close.
Publishers produce inexpensive reproductions of classic novels to make them accessible to a wider audience.
03
a copy of an original work of art, image, or document produced to resemble the original
Examples
The gallery sold high‑quality reproductions of the painting so admirers could own a version without paying for the original.
For the exhibition catalogue they included color reproductions of each work to preserve visual accuracy.
04
the accuracy with which recorded or amplified sound reproduces the original audio, including clarity, balance, and dynamic range
Examples
The new speakers are praised for their warm reproduction that brings out the midrange in vocals.
Poor reproduction on the recording made the dialogue hard to understand during the documentary.
05
a type of memory recall hypothesized to operate by storing an original stimulus and reproducing that stored input during retrieval, yielding a close copy of the initial experience
Examples
In the experiment participants relied on reproduction rather than reconstruction to recall the exact pattern they had seen.
The psychologist described simple recall as reproduction of the sensory trace left by the original event.
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