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By repetition of vs By repetition of steps

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. "By repetition of" is more general and can be used when referring to any kind of repetition, while "by repetition of steps" is more specific and is used when referring to repeating a series of actions or procedures.

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By repetition of

This phrase is correct and can be used when referring to any kind of repetition.

This phrase is used to indicate the act of repeating something, without specifying what is being repeated.

Examples:

  • Learning a new language requires practice by repetition of words and phrases.
  • Improvement in sports skills can be achieved by repetition of drills and exercises.
  • Improvements in limb kinetic apraxia by repetition of a newly designed facilitation exercise in a patient with corticobasal degeneration. Kawahira K(1), Noma T, ...
  • Tohoku J Exp Med. 1976 May;119(1):85-90. Production of spontaneous diabetic rats by repetition of selective breeding. Goto Y, Kakizaki M, Masaki N. This study  ...
  • It [moral virtue], like the arts, is acquired by repetition of the corresponding acts. VIRTUE, then, being of two kinds, intellectual and moral, intellectual virtue in the  ...
  • the learning of arbitrary relationships, usually by repetition of the learning procedure through memorization and without an understanding of the relationships.

Alternatives:

  • through repetition of
  • via repetition of
  • by repeating
  • through repeating

By repetition of steps

This phrase is correct and is used when referring to repeating a series of actions or procedures.

This phrase is specifically used when talking about the repetition of a sequence of steps or actions.

Examples:

  • To master the dance routine, practice is needed by repetition of steps.
  • The troubleshooting process involves solving issues by repetition of steps.
  • The Southern blot can be hybridized with a second radioactive single locus probe, and by repetition of steps 5-7, a series of different single locus probes. The set ...
  • This code generates the computational graph that are backward-reachable (i.e. reachable by repetition of steps backward) from at least one of vs . Here is an ...
  • Dec 4, 2013 ... ... followed by repetition of steps (3) and (4). (6a) Immediate freezing by placing the tube in liquid nitrogen or (6b) determination of cell recovery.
  • ... of the same bundle; References Clted (d) continuing erection by repetition of steps (b) and 5 UNITED STATES PATENTS (c) for the other bars in each bundle,  ...

Alternatives:

  • by repeating steps
  • through repetition of steps
  • via repetition of steps
  • by following the same steps repeatedly

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