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| Sep 2, 2011 at 10:18 | comment | added | Hugo | They can usually be used synonymously in this context, but of course there are subtle differences: fun-with-words.com/redundancies.html Tautology is also a term used in logic, and redundancies can apply to lost jobs and having extra backup computer systems in case one stops working (such as in the shuttle). | |
| Sep 2, 2011 at 9:38 | history | edited | Hugo | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Sep 2, 2011 at 9:30 | comment | added | James P. | I'll accept your answer. Do you happen to know if there is a difference between tautology, pleonasm and redudancy? Or are they synonymous? | |
| Sep 2, 2011 at 9:29 | vote | accept | James P. | ||
| Sep 2, 2011 at 9:28 | history | answered | Hugo | CC BY-SA 3.0 |