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    [Adjective]  | "tau*to*log*i*cal" | \ ˌtȯ-tə-ˈlä-ji-kəl \


    1: involving or containing rhetorical tautology : redundant

    2: true by virtue of its logical form alone


    Origin: 1620 ;

     [ "tautological" ]

    1: The Adjective of Tautology.

      * e.g.,  ... "It's rainy and wet outside" is a tautological statement 

     [ "tautology" ]

    1: saying the same thing twice over in different words

      * e.g.,  ... Some people think this is an example of tautology: 

     [ "tautology" ]

    1: True by definition, literally "saying the same". Pointlessly obvious. Additional words that add no meaning.

      * e.g.,  ... "Either we'll get in trouble, or we won't" is a logical tautology. By including all possibilities the statement must inherently be true. 

     [ "tautology" ]

    1: Tautology (n): that which is tautologous, a tautology.

      * e.g.,  ... Jack built a brick house out of bricks. 

     [ "Tautology" ]

    1: Using different words to say the same thing, or a series of self-reinforcing statements that cannot be disproved because they depend on the assumption that they are already correct

      * e.g.,  ... ME: Dudes such a wanker he’s dead-to-me… like piss-on-his-grave dead-to-me… 

     [ "Tautology" ]

    1: The repetition of meaning in the same sentence, using different words. Usually decreases clarity of speech/writing.

      * e.g.,  ... Example of a sentence using Tautology: 

     [ "tautology" ]

    1: A synchrony in which formalism and representation are continuous ie. "is-is-is" collapses to 'is' or the "ohm." A continuity of being and having. A frame in which self-cyclicality achieves linearity (continuity) and value IS meta-value and meta-value is value rendering the semantics of "state" untenable.

      * e.g.,  ... In a tautology "is" is 'is' (and 'is' is "is"). 

     [ "tautology" ]

    1: A tautology is a thing which is tautological.

      * e.g.,  ... A tautological tautology. 

     [ "tautology" ]

    1: Unnecessary repetition of a word.

      * e.g.,  ... HIV virus 

     [ "tautology" ]

    1: A logical statement in which the conclusion is equivalent to the premise

      * e.g.,  ... Example of a tautology: Bad people take drugs; therefore, people who take drugs are bad. 

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