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redundancy vs repetitiousness

repetitiousness vs redundancy

redundancy and repetitiousness both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
redundancy Yes No No No
repetitiousness Yes No No No
As nouns, repetitiousness is a hypernym of redundancy; that is, repetitiousness is a word with a broader meaning than redundancy:
  • redundancy: repetition of messages to reduce the probability of errors in transmission
  • repetitiousness: verboseness resulting from excessive repetitions
Other hypernyms of redundancy include repetitiveness.
redundancy (noun) repetitiousness (noun)
repetition of an act needlessly verboseness resulting from excessive repetitions
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 repetitiousness

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