Tautology

The repetition of meaning in the same sentence, using different words. Usually decreases clarity of speech/writing.

Example of a sentence using Tautology:
He struggled to lift the heavy weights, he had trouble raising them.

by Chaye June 25, 2009

tautology

A synchrony in which formalism and representation are continuous ie. "is-is-is" collapses to 'is' or the "ohm."

A continuity of being and having.

A frame in which self-cyclicality achieves linearity (continuity) and value IS meta-value and meta-value is value rendering the semantics of "state" untenable.

In a tautology "is" is 'is' (and 'is' is "is").

by sandraxine August 7, 2018

tautology

A tautology is a thing which is tautological.

A tautological tautology.

by unixclan.net August 10, 2006

tautology

Unnecessary repetition of a word.

HIV virus
PIN number

by Verity November 10, 2004

tautology

A logical statement in which the conclusion is equivalent to the premise

Example of a tautology: Bad people take drugs; therefore, people who take drugs are bad.
The other definition appearing here, "Unnecessary repetition of a word", is a crudification and wrong - such pointless reiterative repetition is a redundancy, and one who makes such a definition is called a "redundunce". Consult Fowler.

by Slick Willy March 16, 2005

Tweetology

The study of the Twitter phenomenon and it's impact on human social interaction.

The resident expert on Tweetology informed us that our hashtag skills were, at best, elementary.

by megu2phan May 13, 2011

tautology

the explanation of a word by using the word itself.

What is a tautology?
a tautology.

by stickywulf November 5, 2005