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rep-uh-TISHUN/ˌrepəˈtɪʃn/

Repetition is doing or saying something again, or the thing repeated: avoid repetition, repetition of a finding. Repeat (already in the dictionary) is the verb; novelty sits opposite. Last year’s n is not this year’s result.

Meaning

The act of doing or saying something again; also a thing that is repeated.

Examples

• “Repetition of last year’s n is not a new finding.”
• “Repeat is already in this course. Recurrence is a cousin. A prior count is a citation or a hole. Cite or resample; do not paste the old cell.”

Good to know

Doing or saying again. Verb: repeat (already in the dictionary). Last year’s n ≠ a new finding.

Near in meaning

repeat

New