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tautology

/ tautology /
noun

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
useless repetition
"to say that something is `adequate enough'' is a tautology"
Type of:
repetitiveness repetitiousness
noun Sense 2
(logic) a statement that is necessarily true
"the statement `he is brave or he is not brave'' is a tautology"
Type of:
truth true statement
Domain:
logic
Semantic Complexity
32%
Sense Count
2
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
4
Times Searched
2
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repetitiveness repetitiousness truth true statement