tautology
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4ADJ.
tautological, tautological
VERB + TAUTOLOGY
ground, isn't, rule, said
TAUTOLOGY + NOUN
it's, word
PREP.
since
Definitions
noun
Redundant use of words, a pleonasm, an unnecessary and tedious repetition.
It is tautology to say, "Forward Planning".
An expression that features tautology.
The expression "raze to the ground" is a tautology, since the word "raze" includes the notion "to the ground".
Pure mathematics consists of tautologies, analogous to ‘men are men’, but usually more complicated.
A statement that is true for all truth values of its propositional variables.
A statement that is true for all truth values of its Boolean atoms.
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6It is tautology to say, "Forward Planning".
WiktionaryThe expression "raze to the ground" is a tautology, since the word "raze" includes the notion "to the ground".
WiktionaryPure mathematics consists of tautologies, analogous to ‘men are men’, but usually more complicated.
WiktionaryShe caught sight of the tautology that she was looking for in a crowd of other, equally useless and potentially dangerous, tautologies.
Tatoeba · #805917Listen up! The first rule of the Tautology Club is the first rule of the Tautology Club.
Tatoeba · #4426819Tom tautologically said that tautological tautology is tautological.
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