redundancy
/rɪ'dəndənsi/
noun
10 letters4 syllables17 points in Scrabble®20 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS4
NOUN
1
The attribute of being superfluous and unneeded.
“the use of industrial robots created redundancy among workers”
2
(electronics) a system design that duplicates components to provide alternatives in case one component fails.
3
Repetition of an act needlessly.
4
Repetition of messages to reduce the probability of errors in transmission.
WORD FORMS
Related formredundant
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®17 points
Words With Friends®20 points
Double word34 points
Triple word51 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinedundancyray
Starts & ends withR … Y
Syllablesre · dun · dan · cy
SYNONYMS & RELATED2
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