wiederholbaren

Wiederholbaren is the inflected form of the German adjective wiederholbar, meaning repeatable or reproducible. It is used to describe things that can be repeated under the same conditions and yield similar results. The base noun form related to this concept is Wiederholbarkeit, often translated as repeatability.

In scientific and engineering contexts, wiederholbar describes measurements, experiments, or observations that can be repeated with the same method, instrument, and conditions, typically yielding small variations due to random error. This concept is closely associated with the idea of repeatability, as distinct from broader notions of reproducibility. In German terminology, Wiederholbarkeit is sometimes contrasted with Reproduzierbarkeit (reproducibility), where the latter refers to results obtained under changed conditions, such as different operators or instruments, or different laboratories.

Grammatically, wiederholbaren is the declined form of the adjective used with plural nouns in certain cases, for example mit wiederholbaren Ergebnissen (with repeatable results) or in den wiederholbaren Messungen (in the repeatable measurements). It is not a standalone noun, but a descriptive form that appears before plural nouns or in phrases requiring a declined adjective.

Beyond measurement science, wiederholbar is also used in software engineering and data science to describe processes that can be run again to produce the same outcome, such as wiederholbare Builds, wiederholbare Tests, or wiederholbare Forschungsprotokolle. This usage emphasizes reliability and auditability in experiments, data processing, and development workflows.