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redundant::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | excess, extra, spare, supererogatory, superfluous, supernumerary, surplus |
| Derivation | redundancy, redundance |
yet another book on heraldry might be thought redundant.
skills made redundant by technological advance.
redundant::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | pleonastic, tautologic, tautological |
| Derivation | redundancy |
at the risk of being redundant I return to my original proposition.
Examples of redundant
redundant
The introduction of State Funding should make private insurance cover redundant.
From the scoop.co.nz
So, too, do the well-documented but redundant costs to the soldiers of the 2-16.
From the sacbee.com
A natural question is whether computers are making dictionary editors redundant.
From the economist.com
Brown, who also has a 12-year-old daughter, had been made redundant by Millwall.
From the theargus.co.uk
Their actual debate is, of course, biblically based, so much of it is redundant.
From the denverpost.com
The Energy Minister said the proposed emmissions standards had become redundant.
From the smh.com.au
While I, and others like me, an architect who does understand, am now redundant.
From the guardian.co.uk
Ultimately, though, both dancers take us to a place where language is redundant.
From the guardian.co.uk
Huge numbers will be made redundant, with a bleak future ahead for many of them.
From the guardian.co.uk
- 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 ...
- 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
- (redundance) redundancy: the attribute of being superfluous and unneeded; "the use of industrial robots created redundancy among workers"
- (redundancy) repetition of messages to reduce the probability of errors in transmission
- (redundancy) (electronics) a system design that duplicates components to provide alternatives in case one component fails
- Redundant by Leo Butler premiered at the Royal Court Theatre in 2001 starring Lyndsey Marshal and directed by Dominic Cooke.
- "Redundant" is a song by the American punk rock band Green Day. It was released as the third single from their fifth album Nimrod. The song failed to match the impressive chart positions of its predecessors, despite an ambitious music video for MTV.
- 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...
- (Redundancy (engineering)) 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.
