gjentakbare

Gjentakbare is a Norwegian adjective meaning capable of being repeated. It is commonly used to describe experiments, measurements, processes, or results that can be performed again following the same procedure and under similar conditions, yielding essentially the same outcome.

Related concepts include gjentakbarhet (repeatability) and reproduserbarhet or reproduserbar (reproducibility) in scientific contexts. In practice, repeatability refers to the degree of agreement between successive measurements of the same item carried out under the same conditions by the same observer or equipment; reproducibility refers to agreement between measurements when performed by different observers or with different equipment and potentially at different locations. The terms may vary by language and field, and Norwegian sources may use gjentakbarhet and reproduserbarhet to distinguish these ideas.

Usage: In experimental reporting, investigators state that results are gjentakbare or show gjentakbarhet if repeated trials yield consistent data. In software testing, a test or result is gjentakbar if it can be reproduced by running the same test under the same inputs.

Etymology: gjentakbare derives from gjenta ("to repeat") + -bar ("capable of").

In Norwegian science and quality literature, the term is used to discuss reliability and verifiability of findings, emphasizing that results can be validated through repetition under controlled conditions.