tautology Synonyms
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- succinctness
- compactness
- succinctness
- crispness
- concision
- terseness
- conciseness
- concision
- brevity
- compactness
- brevity
- terseness
- conciseness
- crispness
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tautology Meaning
tautology (n)
(logic) a statement that is necessarily true
useless repetition
tautology (n.)
A repetition of the same meaning in different words; needless repetition of an idea in different words or phrases; a representation of anything as the cause, condition, or consequence of itself, as in the following lines: --//The dawn is overcast, the morning lowers,/And heavily in clouds brings on the day. Addison.
tautology Sentence Examples
- His statement that "all women are female" is a tautology, as it merely repeats the same idea with different words.
- The argument that "running means running" is a tautology, lacking any informative content.
- The tautology "all triangles have three sides" is true by definition and provides no new information.
- The phrase "a real man is a man who is a man" is a tautology that offers no meaningful distinction.
- The proposition "if it's raining, then it's raining" is a tautology, as the premise and conclusion are identical.
- The declaration that "a bachelor is an unmarried man" is a tautology, as the terms define each other.
- The statement that "all squares are rectangles" is a tautology, as squares are a subset of rectangles.
- The expression "a round circle is a circle" is a tautology, as the adjective "round" is a redundant descriptor.
- The tautology "all rivers flow" is true by nature, as rivers are defined by their flowing water.
- The assertion that "a living organism is an organism that lives" is a tautology, using two words that essentially convey the same meaning.
FAQs About the word tautology
(logic) a statement that is necessarily true, useless repetitionA repetition of the same meaning in different words; needless repetition of an idea in different
verbalism, redundancy,repetition, circularity, repetitiveness, pleonasm, hyperbole, wordiness, logorrhea, long-windedness
succinctness, compactness, succinctness, crispness, concision, terseness, conciseness, concision, brevity, compactness
His statement that "all women are female" is a tautology, as it merely repeats the same idea with different words.
The argument that "running means running" is a tautology, lacking any informative content.
The tautology "all triangles have three sides" is true by definition and provides no new information.
The phrase "a real man is a man who is a man" is a tautology that offers no meaningful distinction.
