redundancy
/ɹɪdˈʌndʌnsi/noun4 syllables
Redundancy means: the attribute of being superfluous and unneeded.
Synonyms for redundancy1
noun, as in the attribute of being superfluous and unneeded
redundance
What does redundancy mean?4
noun
1
the attribute of being superfluous and unneeded“the use of industrial robots created redundancy among workers”
2
repetition of messages to reduce the probability of errors in transmission
3
(electronics) a system design that duplicates components to provide alternatives in case one component fails
4
repetition of an act needlessly
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Redundancy in a sentence
- Your database contains lots of redundancy.VirtuOZ
- Redundancy is a part of language.michu3453
- Ahead, you'll find the Department of Redundancy Department straight ahead.shekitten
- Tom's involuntary redundancy will force him to make some lifestyle changes.patgfisher
- Tom wasn't eligible for redundancy payment.Ergulis
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of redundancy
as a noun
- plural
- redundancies