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    tau·tol·o·gy
    /tôˈtäləjē/

    noun

    • 1. the saying of the same thing twice in different words, generally considered to be a fault of style (e.g., they arrived one after the other in succession): "there was also a lot of tautology: there's no need to say ‘return back to’"

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  2. A tautology is a compound statement that is always true, regardless of the individual statements. Visit BYJU’S to learn how to find whether the given compound statement is a tautology or not with the complete explanation.

  3. The meaning of TAUTOLOGY is needless repetition of an idea, statement, or word. How to use tautology in a sentence.

  4. Aug 10, 2024 · Tautology, in logic, a statement so framed that it cannot be denied without inconsistency. The notion was first developed in the early 20th century by the American philosopher Charles Sanders Peirce, and the term itself was introduced by the Austrian-born British philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein.

  5. the use of two words or phrases that express the same meaning, in a way that is unnecessary and usually unintentional: No one talks about " creative music ", because it would be a tautology. Try to avoid repetition or tautology. in logic (= a formal scientific method of examining ideas), a statement that is always true:

  6. A tautology is a logical statement that is always true regardless of its component parts’ true or false values. Each tautology will consist of one or more events, $P_k$. If $P_1,$ …, $P_n$ are true, then the tautology is true.

  7. Mar 9, 2019 · In grammar, a tautology is a redundancy, in particular, the needless repetition of an idea using different words. Repetition of the same sense is tautology. Repetition of the same sound is tautophony.

  8. A tautology is the unnecessary repetition of an idea, statement, or word whose meaning has already been expressed, as in 8 a.m. in the morning. (The label a.m. indicates the morning, so in the morning creates a tautology).

  9. A tautology is a statement that is always true, regardless of the truth values of its components. It plays a crucial role in logical reasoning as it helps in validating arguments and ensuring consistency within formal systems.

  10. In mathematical logic, a tautology (from Ancient Greek: ταυτολογία) is a formula that is true regardless of the interpretation of its component terms, with only the logical constants having a fixed meaning.

  11. the use of two words or phrases that express the same meaning, in a way that is unnecessary and usually unintentional: No one talks about " creative music," because it would be a tautology. Try to avoid repetition or tautology. in logic (= a formal scientific method of examining ideas), a statement that is always true: