tautology
pronunciation
How to pronounce tautology in British English:
UK [tɔ:ˈtɒlədʒi]
How to pronounce tautology in American English:
US [tɔˈtɑlədʒi]
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- Noun:
- (logic) a statement that is necessarily true
- useless repetition
Word Origin
- tautology (n.)
- 1570s, from Late Latin tautologia "representation of the same thing in other words," from Greek tautologia, from tautologos "repeating what has been said," from tauto "the same" (contraction of to auto, with to "the" + auto, see auto-) + -logos "saying," related to legein "to say" (see lecture (n.)). Related: Tautological.
Example
- 1. It 's a tautology designed to evade self-incrimination .
- 2. In this case , it is a tautology that americans are consuming beyond their means .
- 3. The problem of teleology and tautology of functional analysis in sociology .
- 4. The president 's weakness for repetition sometimes results in tautology .
- 5. To say that something is'adequate enough'is a tautology .