repeatable

English

Etymology

From repeat +‎ -able.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɹɪˈpiːtəbəl/
  • (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ɹɪˈpitəbəl/, [ɹɪˈpiɾəbɫ̩]
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  • (General Australian) IPA(key): /ɹɪˈpiːtəbəl/
  • (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ɹəˈpiːtəbəl/

Adjective

repeatable (comparative more repeatable, superlative most repeatable)

  1. Able to be repeated.
    • 2015 June 18, Nate Chinen, “Review: Eric Revis Trio Lets the Music Lead the Way at the Jazz Gallery”, in The New York Times[1], archived from the original on 16 June 2022:
      Ms. Davis — who at different points in the set called to mind Andrew Hill, Cecil Taylor and Paul Bley, without resorting to mimicry — often led this charge, starting out with a blank canvas and creeping slantwise into a repeatable motif.
  2. (sciences, of an experiment or procedure) That gives the same results when repeated.

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