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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").
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A tautology is a thing which is tautological.
A tautological tautology.
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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.
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It's when you are in an extreme depression
I'm on a tautou.
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the explanation of a word by using the word itself.
What is a tautology?
a tautology.
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A tautology is a reiteration of a term using one or more different successive synonyms.
Examples of tautology:

It was a wet rainy day with lots of precipitation.
She is a female woman of the opposite sex, John.
We could see some dilapidated ruins.
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