Reproducibility in Science

Vocabulary terms regarding the concepts of reproducibility and dependability in laboratory experiments as defined by Labster.

Reproducibility

A requirement of scientific experiments where any other researcher should be able to replicate the experiment and get similar results.

Dependable scientific results

Results that are reliable because the researcher can vouch for every ingredient and its concentration in a reaction, ensuring no contamination or changes affected the outcome.

Triplets

The practice of using $3$ identical reaction tubes for each condition being tested to increase the chance that results are dependable.

Reliability of triplets

A greater chance that results are dependable, which is achieved if similar results are obtained from all $3$ samples in a test.