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How to pronounce redundancy in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms redundance
Type of superfluity, embarrassment, overplus, plethora
Has types fifth wheel, deadwood
Derivation redundant


the use of industrial robots created redundancy among workers.
Type Words
Type of configuration, constellation
Derivation redundant
Type Words
Type of repeating, repetition
Derivation redundant
Type Words
Type of repetitiousness, repetitiveness
Derivation redundant

Examples of redundancy

redundancy
Some of the redundancy is deliberate because of the nature of intelligence work.
From the theatlantic.com
When negotiating your redundancy package, make sure the payout is tax-efficient.
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For RAID 0 this is equal to the logical failure rate, as there is no redundancy.
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He had been in the job for only four months so did not get any redundancy money.
From the thisismoney.co.uk
In addition to 212 sacked on Friday, 118 had already volunteered for redundancy.
From the smh.com.au
Here the higher the tier, the higher the facility's availability and redundancy.
From the smh.com.au
Redundancy with lists and categories is not a reason to delete one or the other.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The redundancy in the script, particularly lately, is as boring as it is painful.
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Anyone know how many of them there are and percentage scheduled for redundancy?
From the guardian.co.uk
More examples
  • Repetition of messages to reduce the probability of errors in transmission
  • The attribute of being superfluous and unneeded; "the use of industrial robots created redundancy among workers"
  • (electronics) a system design that duplicates components to provide alternatives in case one component fails
  • Repetition of an act needlessly
  • (redundant) excess: more than is needed, desired, or required; "trying to lose excess weight"; "found some extra change lying on the dresser"; "yet another book on heraldry might be thought redundant"; "skills made redundant by technological advance"; "sleeping in the spare room"; "supernumerary ...
  • (redundant) pleonastic: repetition of same sense in different words; "`a true fact' and `a free gift' are pleonastic expressions"; "the phrase `a beginner who has just started' is tautological"; "at the risk of being redundant I return to my original proposition"- J.B.Conant
  • In computer main memory, auxiliary storage and computer buses, data redundancy is the existence of data that is additional to the actual data and permits correction of errors in stored or transmitted data...
  • In engineering, redundancy is the duplication of critical s of a system with the intention of increasing reliability of the system, usually in the case of a backup or fail-safe.
  • Redundancy in information theory is the number of bits used to transmit a message minus the number of bits of actual information in the message. Informally, it is the amount of wasted "space" used to transmit certain data. ...