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  • Sarah Offline
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    A repetition of the same meaning in different words; needlessrepetition of an idea in different words or phrases; a representationof anything as the cause, condition, or consequence of itself, as inthe following lines: --The dawn is overcast, the morning lowers, And heavily in cloudsbrings on the day. Addison.

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    • Sarah Offline
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      saying the same thing twice over in different words

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        True by definition, literally saying

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          Tautology (n): that which is tautologous, a tautology.

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            Using different words to say the same thing, or a series of self-reinforcing statements that cannot be disproved because they depend on the assumption that they are already correct

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            • Sarah Offline
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              Unnecessary repetition of a word.

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                A tautology is a [reiteration] of a [term] using one or more different successive [synonyms].

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                  the explanation of a word by using the word itself.

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                    A logical statement in which the conclusion is equivalent to the premise

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                    • Mark Zuckerberg Offline
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                      A [synchrony] in which formalism and representation are continuous ie. is-is-is collapses to is or the [ohm].
                      A continuity of being and having.
                      A frame in which self-cyclicality achieves linearity (continuity) and value IS meta-value and meta-value is value rendering the semantics of state [untenable].

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                        The saying of the same thing twice over in different words, generally considered to be a fault of style (e.g. they arrived one after the other in succession).

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                        • Tracie Lynn Offline
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                          the use of two words or phrases that express the same meaning, in a way that is unnecessary and usually unintentional:

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