The "texture" of much minimalist music is based on canonic imitation, exact repetitions of the same material, offset in time.

As originally written it was almost an exact repetition of Q (IV.

Originality and creativity were not prized, but exact repetition was rewarded.

This time the re- sponse was distinct, unmistakable: one, two, three --an exact repetition of my signal.

This day was an exact repetition of the others.

With the exception of measure 52, measures 38-54 are an exact repetition of the main theme.

The notion of similarity rests either on exact or approximate repetitions of patterns in the compared items.

The second page contains exact repetitions of notes found on the other pages or in outlines already given, and need not be cited.

A riddle of nature's abhorrence of exact repetition or inability to produce it.

Anyway, our analyst-he found an exact repetition of a phrase from Beg's poems in the broadside.