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单词 tautology
释义
tautology
noun[CorU]
uk
/tɔːˈtɒl.ə.dʒi/us
/tɑːˈtɑː.lə.dʒi/
the use of two words orphrasesthatexpressthe samemeaning, in a way that isunnecessaryand usuallyunintentional:
No onetalksabout "creativemusic", because it would be a tautology.
Try toavoidrepetitionor tautology.
inlogic(= aformalscientificmethodofexaminingideas), astatementthat is alwaystrue:
There are thepropositionsofscienceandordinarylanguageon the onehand, and the tautologies ofmathsandlogicon the other.
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  • Thelawsofphysicsaremerelyusefultautologies.
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tautological
tautologically
(Definition oftautologyfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
tautology
noun[CorU]
uk
/tɔːˈtɒl.ə.dʒi/us
/tɑːˈtɑː.lə.dʒi/
theunnecessaryand usuallyunintentionaluse of two words toexpressonemeaning
同义反复；冗词，赘述

Examplesoftautology

tautology
This statement is not atautology, but one that purports to add to our understanding of the causal role of anger.
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As can be seen, each equivalential classicaltautologyhas an even length.
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Atautologyis a proposition which is true under all truth-value assignments.
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On occasions, this bound might still be somewhat conservative, for example if the proposition tested is atautologyor depends on previous case splits.
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This approach leads to atautologywhere the exposure (trauma) is automatically linked to the outcome (symptoms).
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If i 1 the consequent is to be understood as anytautology.
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Despite being atautologythe term 'urbanism', in the sense of 'architectural urbanism', has been a successful rhetoric for architecture over the last two decades.
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This is the approach we take to determine the asymptotic fraction of intuitionistic tautologies among all types of a given length.
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However, it is possible to determine superior and inferior limits for the fractions of tautologies, which seems to be worth knowing.
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But, this understanding cannot serve as a definition of probability, at least if we insist that definitions not be tautologies.
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Isn't a high standard of excellence atautology?
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That selfhood among the oppressed emerges from, as well as generates, protest and freedomfighting is now a conventionaltautology.
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What was the point of stating atautologyat that point?
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Aside from leaning towardtautology, this strategy seems contradicted by the authors' discussion of other distinctions in sensory resources, sensory deficits, and crossspecies differences.
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The term 'constitutional democracy' can be interpreted as either an oxymoron or atautology.
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