Definisi 'tautology'

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noun
1 (logic) a statement that is necessarily true Terjemahkan
Example:
the statement `he is brave or he is not brave' is a tautology
source: wordnet30

2 useless repetition Terjemahkan
Example:
to say that something is `adequate enough' is a tautology
source: wordnet30

3 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.
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source: webster1913


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