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[Noun] | "tau*tol*o*gy" | \ tȯ-ˈtä-lə-jē \
1: needless repetition of an idea, statement, or word
2: an instance of such repetition
3: a statement that is true by virtue of its logical form alone
Origin: 1566 ;
Late Latin tautologia, from Greek, from tautologos;
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[Noun] | "tautology"
1: a statement in which you repeat a word, idea, etc., in a way that is not necessary;
* e.g., " ... A beginner who has just started is a tautology. "
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[ "tautology" ]
1: saying the same thing twice over in different words
* e.g., ... Some people think this is an example of tautology:
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[ "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.
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[ "tautology" ]
1: Tautology (n): that which is tautologous, a tautology.
* e.g., ... Jack built a brick house out of bricks.
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[ "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").
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[ "tautology" ]
1: A tautology is a thing which is tautological.
* e.g., ... A tautological tautology.
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[ "tautology" ]
1: Unnecessary repetition of a word.
* e.g., ... HIV virus
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[ "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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[ "tautology" ]
1: the explanation of a word by using the word itself.
* e.g., ... What is a tautology?
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[ "tautology" ]
1: A tautology is a reiteration of a term using one or more different successive synonyms.
* e.g., ... Examples of tautology:
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[ "tautological" ]
1: The Adjective of Tautology.
* e.g., ... "It's rainy and wet outside" is a tautological statement
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