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Itman Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

Repeatable , Repetative ,...

Hi,
Would you please tell me the differences between "Repeatable" , "Repetitive" , "Repetitious" and "Repeated".All of them are adjective and i don't know when and where i can use them.
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«Repetitive» and «Repetitious» are synonims. They denote an action that recures, happens again and again, always in the same way. «Repeateable» reffers to an action that can be repeated.

  • «Repetitive» and «Repetitious» are synonims.
  • They denote an action that recures, happens again and again, always in the same way.
  • «Repeateable» reffers to an action that can be repeated.
  • », that is, if you can repeat the experiment and get the same (withing the inaccuracy) results.
  • «Repeated» indicates that an action has been repeted.
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«Repetitive» and «Repetitious» are synonims. They denote an action that recures, happens again and again, always in the same way.

«Repeateable» reffers to an action that can be repeated.

For example, «An experiment's result is considered reliable, only if the experiment is repeateable.», that is, if you can repeat the experiment and get the same (withing the inaccuracy) results.

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