Propagation
noun
1.
the act of propagating.
2.
the fact of being propagated.
3.
multiplication by natural reproduction.
4.
transmission or dissemination.
propagation prop·a·ga·tion (prŏp’ə-gā’shən)
n.
Multiplication or increase, as by natural reproduction.
The act or process of propagating, especially the process by which an impulse is transmitted along a nerve fiber.
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