Hi this is Tutor Nick P and this is lesson 65. Today we're going to look
at the difference between duplicate and replicate. Okay obviously the hey they
can't be similar okay let's look at duplicate first to duplicate means to
produce an exact copy. That's one of the things about duplicate is that's
what's always pretty much implied that it's almost an exact double it's an
exact duplicate of something or to repeat or equal exactly. So let's take a
look at the first example. This is just a duplicate photocopy. Do you have the
original. Yeah especially with photocopies that definitely we would use
duplicate that's exactly 100% the same so it's a duplicate. Number two. That toy
is a mass-produced item. Each one is a duplicate of the others. Yes they are made of
the same material. They come out of the assembly line exactly all looking the
same. That's perfect for duplicate. Number two. He only bowled a perfect
score of 300 in bowling once. He was never able to duplicate that achievement.
Yeah he was never able to Bowl exactly 300 again, so he was never able to
duplicate it. Okay let's look at replicate to try to create a thing or
action again at a different time place or for different purpose. It is meant to
be similar but not exact or at least it doesn't have to be exact.
All right. Let's take a look at some examples. In order to verify the results
of that scientific experiment other scientists must be able to replicate
his results. Yeah they say that we are we especially use replicate usually with
the with scientific experiments. You know of course you need to do this to keep
the scientists honest make sure that it's possible to you know kind of copy
their previous experiment. But of course you will be in a different place and
even though you might be using the same types of materials it would probably be
slightly different. So it won't be 100% exactly the same. But it is quite similar
and you need to come up with pretty very similar results in order to verify that it is correct. All right. Let's look at number two . It
seems like the designers of the Tokyo Tower we're trying to replicate the
Eiffel Tower in Paris. Their design is quite similar yeah it's similar but you
know it's a different color I think the height is different so again
you would use replicate here and like they say some people say that you should
think of duplicate like a double. Like you're trying to make an exact double and
replicate kind of like a replica. You know we often see replicas of artwork
and sometimes the original one could be life-size but maybe the replica might be
half the size or might be like a little statue that's sold in a
souvenir shop. We call that a replica you know just like the Eiffel Tower in Paris.
Maybe in Paris tourist shops they're selling little small ones that are only
like you know one foot high or something like that. Yeah that would be a replica.
So think of it in that sense and then you could probably distinguish more between when
we would use duplicate and when we would use replicate. Okay I hope that helps I
hope it clarifies more. So that you're able to feel out which way would be
which of these two words would be more proper to use in which situation. Thank
you for your time, bye-bye