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repetitiveness vs redundancy

redundancy vs repetitiveness

repetitiveness and redundancy both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
repetitiveness Yes No No No
redundancy Yes No No No
As nouns, redundancy is a hyponym of repetitiveness; that is, redundancy is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than repetitiveness:
  • repetitiveness: verboseness resulting from excessive repetitions
  • redundancy: repetition of messages to reduce the probability of errors in transmission
Other hyponyms of repetitiveness include tautology.
repetitiveness (noun) redundancy (noun)
verboseness resulting from excessive repetitions repetition of an act needlessly
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 repetitiveness and redundancy

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