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dənt adjective
1.
characterized by verbosity or unnecessary repetition in expressing ideas; prolix: a redundant style.
2.
being in excess; exceeding what is usual or natural: a redundant part.
3.
having some unusual or extra part or feature.
4.
characterized by superabundance or superfluity: lush, redundant vegetation.
5.
Engineering.
a.
(of a structural member) not necessary for resisting statically determined stresses.
b.
(of a structure) having members designed to resist other than statically determined stresses; hyperstatic.
c.
noting a complete truss having additional members for resisting eccentric loads. Compare complete ( def 8 ), incomplete ( def 3 ).
d.
(of a device, circuit, computer system, etc.) having excess or duplicate parts that can continue to perform in the event of malfunction of some of the parts.
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World English Dictionary
redundant (rɪˈdʌndənt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | surplus to requirements; unnecessary or superfluous |
| 2. | verbose or tautological |
| 3. | deprived of one's job because it is no longer necessary for efficient operation: he has been made redundant |
| 4. | (of components, information, etc) duplicated or added as a precaution against failure, error, etc |
| [C17: from Latin redundans overflowing, from redundāre to run back, stream over; see | |
| re'dundantly | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
redundant
1594, from L. redundantem (nom. redundans), prp. of redundare "come back, contribute," lit. "overflow," from re- "again" + undare "rise in waves," from unda "a wave" (see water).
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Example sentences
Hence it is as common a thing to hear our orators condemned for being too jejune and feeble as too excessive and redundant.
There's no use cluttering up the world with redundant examples.
These failures require additional safety and redundant systems, pushing the cost of new reactors ever higher.
It involves redundant attention to detail, and much of their effort leads down wrong alleys or to sudden failure.
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