What Does Redundancy Mean?

The word redundant has a Latin origin and stems from the word redundans. It is a past participle of the verb redundare which means to overflow. Redundant is an adjective. When something is redundant it is said to be superfluous or more than what is necessary or natural. If a written work is redundant, then it contains repetitive expressions. Such a work is wordy. When such superfluousness is found in someone's speech, the speech is verbose or redundant. It is termed linguistic redundancy.

The British meaning for redundant is dismissed from work or laid off. It could mean 'no longer required. Redundant is used to describe such electronic equipment that is required as an alternative when a piece of similar equipment fails to function. Thus, long-winded, periphrastic, prolix and diffuse could be some words that could be used for redundant.

More than is needed, or over and over and over again and again

Redundant means repetitive. Which means to say something over and over.

Saying things that are different but mean the same thing in context.

The word redundancy is obtained from redundant. The word redundant has a Latin origin and stems from the word redundans. It is a past participle of the verb redundare which means to overflow. Something that is more than required or normal then it is termed redundant. Such condition of being redundant is called redundancy. The thing which is redundant is also termed redundancy. It is a superfluity.

In language, when linguistic information which is inherent in the composition of the language is repeated it is termed redundancy. For example: mental telepathy or refer back or return back or VAT tax or close proximity are redundancies in language. Wordiness in language or verbosity in speech is termed redundancy. Duplication of electronic equipments is termed redundancy. Diffuseness, diffusion, pleonasm, prolixity, verbiage, wordage, and long-windedness are words that are synonymous to redundancy.

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