redundancy
noun, plural re·dun·dan·cies.
- the inclusion of more information than is necessary for communication, as in those cars, where both words are marked for plurality.
- the additional, predictable information so included.
- the degree of predictability thereby created.
- the condition or fact of being unemployed; unemployment.
- a layoff.
Origin of redundancy
Related Words for redundancy
repetition, attrition, overabundance, wordiness, superfluity, excess, prolixity, tautology, profusion, superabundance, verbosity, circumlocution, verboseness, verbiage, pleonasm, supererogation, periphrasisExamples from the Web for redundancy
Contemporary Examples of redundancy
Redundancy in general remains an issue for Wolcott: “white-boned,” “pale-moon,” “bulk-sized,” “streaming cataract,” “forlorn rue.”
The stakes are so great that you would think the people who own and run them would invest heavily in redundancy.
Markets usually have a lot of redundancy built into them--multiple payers, multiple suppliers.
The Underappreciated Peril of Government BenefitsSeptember 25, 2012
In conditions of uncertainty, all avenues must be explored even at the expense of redundancy and wasted resources.
Historical Examples of redundancy
The redundancy of insect and reptile life is wonderful in Southern India.
Foot-prints of TravelMaturin M. Ballou
But why should there have been any redundancy of matter at all?
The redundancy of insect and reptile life is wonderful in southern India.
Due WestMaturin Murray Ballou
Again a redundancy of "verys" which must be left to the imagination.
London's HeartB. L. (Benjamin Leopold) Farjeon
No display of a scene like this could be chargeable with redundancy or superfluity.
Wieland; or The TransformationCharles Brockden Brown