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redundant

/ɹɪˈdʌn.dənt/
Meanings
  • adjective

    Unnecessary or excessive repetition of data or information.

    - "The report contained redundant information that had already been discussed in the previous meeting."
    - "Sending multiple emails with the same message is considered redundant and inefficient."
Pronunciation
  1. /ɹɪˈdʌn.dənt/



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Antonyms

non-redundant
Synonyms

surplus to requirements
Rhymes
Words rhyming with redundant
plundant , grant , pant , want
Homophones
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  1. Redundant (English) : Unnecessary or excessive repetition of data or information.

  2. Redundant (English) : Relating to a redundant parliament or legislature, which continues to exist after the main legislative body has been abolished.

Variants
List of all variants of redundant that leads to same result
redundant , redundantly , make redundant
Forms
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redundantly, redundance, redundant's

Etymology
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From the Latin word 'redundare', meaning 'to flow back' or 'to overflow'. The term 'redundant' was first used in the context of mathematics and statistics, where it referred to data that was unnecessary for making a calculation but still present.

Trivia
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  1. The term 'redundant' was first used in the context of mathematics and statistics in the late 19th century.

  2. Redundant data can actually be useful in certain situations, such as when data is being transmitted over a unreliable channel or when data needs to be backed up for disaster recovery purposes.

Related Concepts
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  1. Redundancy: The state of being redundant or having redundant elements.

  2. Data redundancy: The presence of more than one copy of the same data in an information system.

  3. Redundant array of independent disks (RAID): A data storage technology that uses multiple disk drives to improve performance, reliability, or both.

Quotes
Quotes by authors and personalities

  1. There they sat, grounded upon the ground, silent, uncomplaining, with bowed heads, a pathetic sight. And by hideous contrast, a "redundant" orator was making a speech to another gathering not thirty steps away …

    - Mark Twain,{it}A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court{/it},1889

  2. Undoubtedly in ninety-nine cases out of a hundred a witness to an occurrence is someone who has seen it. Therefore, some editors have said, eyewitness is a "redundant" word and it should be consigned to the dustbin.

    - Theodore M. Bernstein,{it}Mrs. Thistlebottom's Hobgoblins{/it},1971

  3. The drone had originally been designed to go places the Blackbird could not, but it had become "redundant" on discovery of the fact that there was nowhere the SR-71 could not go in safety …

    - Tom Clancy,{it}The Cardinal of the Kremlin{/it},1989

How to Memorize "redundant"

  1. visualize

    - Visualize a computer system with multiple hard drives storing the same data. This can help you remember that redundant data is unnecessary but still present.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word 'redundant' with the idea of unnecessary repetition. For example, you might think of a person who keeps repeating themselves unnecessarily.

  3. mnemonics

    - Use the acronym 'R-E-D-U-N-D-A-N-T' to remember that redundant means 'unnecessary repetition'. Each letter can represent a word in the phrase 'unnecessary repetition'.

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