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redundancy vs repeating

repeating vs redundancy

redundancy and repeating both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
redundancy Yes No No No
repeating Yes No No No
As nouns, repeating is a hypernym of redundancy; that is, repeating is a word with a broader meaning than redundancy:
  • redundancy: repetition of an act needlessly
  • repeating: the act of doing or performing again
Other hypernyms of redundancy include repetition.
redundancy (noun) repeating (noun)
repetition of an act needlessly the act of doing or performing again
the attribute of being superfluous and unneeded
(electronics) a system design that duplicates components to provide alternatives in case one component fails
repetition of messages to reduce the probability of errors in transmission
Difference between redundancy and repeating

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