Redundancy
[rɪ'dʌnd(ə)nsɪ] or [rɪ'dʌndənsi]
Definition
(noun.) repetition of an act needlessly.
(noun.) the attribute of being superfluous and unneeded; 'the use of industrial robots created redundancy among workers'.
(noun.) (electronics) a system design that duplicates components to provide alternatives in case one component fails.
(noun.) repetition of messages to reduce the probability of errors in transmission.
Inputed by Ethel--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) The quality or state of being redundant; superfluity; superabundance; excess.
(n.) That which is redundant or in excess; anything superfluous or superabundant.
(n.) Surplusage inserted in a pleading which may be rejected by the court without impairing the validity of what remains.
Inputed by Kari
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Excess, superabundance, exuberance, more than enough.[2]. Diffuseness.
Typed by Bartholdi
Examples
- It can seldom happen that much can be spared from the circulating money of the country; because in that there can seldom be much redundancy. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- The redundancy of his alertness was half-vexing, half-ludicrous: in my mind I both disapproved and derided most of this fuss. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- Mrs. Trenor was a tall fair woman, whose height just saved her from redundancy. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- Cavalletto dropped on one knee, and implored him, with a redundancy of gesticulation, to hear what had brought himself into such foul company. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
Typist: Patricia