Thus mathematical statements are tautologous: they assert nothing more than what is asserted in a statement of the type “All spinsters are unmarried” (Saturday Review).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
tau|tol|o|gous — «t TOL uh guhs», adjective. characterized by or using tautology; tautological; redundant: »Thus mathematical statements are tautologous: they assert nothing more than what is asserted in a statement of the type “All spinsters are unmarried”… … Useful english dictionary
tol — tol; tol·a·ble; tol·bu·ta·mide; tol·do; tol·er·a·bil·i·ty; tol·er·a·ble·ness; tol·er·a·bly; tol·er·ance; tol·er·ant; tol·er·ant·ly; tol·er·ate; tol·er·a·tion; tol·er·a·tion·ist; tol·er·a·tor; tol·gua·cha; tol·i·dine; tol·ite; tol·ly·gunge;… … English syllables
gous — adeph·a·gous; ag·ro anal·o·gous; al·goph·a·gous; al·gous; anal·o·gous; an·thoph·a·gous; an·thro·poph·a·gous; an·til·o·gous; aph·a·no·zy·gous; aphid·oph·a·gous; ar·ach·noph·a·gous; as·trol·o·gous; au·tol·o·gous; au·toph·a·gous;… … English syllables
tau — bo·tau·rus; cen·tau·rea; cen·tau·ri·um; cen·tau·ro·mach·ia; cen·tau·ry; chau·tau·qua; chau·tau·quan; no·tau·lix; pe·tau·rine; pe·tau·rist; pe·tau·rus; pi·tau; res·tau·rant; res·tau·rant·er; res·tau·ra·teur; res·tau·ra·tor; res·tau·ra·trice;… … English syllables
tautologous — tau·tol·o·gous … English syllables
tautologously — tau·tol·o·gous·ly … English syllables
tautology — tau•tol•o•gy [[t]tɔˈtɒl ə dʒi[/t]] n. pl. gies 1) needless repetition of an idea in different words, as in “widow woman.” 2) an instance of such repetition 3) cvb pho logic a compound proposition or propositional form all of whose instances are… … From formal English to slang
tautological — tau|to|log|i|cal [ ,tɔtə ladʒıkl ] or tau|tol|o|gous [ tɔ taləgəs ] adjective LINGUISTICS a tautological statement, sentence, etc. repeats its meaning in an unnecessary way by using different words to say the same thing: a tautological phrase… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
o — abi·o·log·i·cal; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; ac·an·thol·o·gy; ac·an·thop·o·dous; acar·i·dol·o·gist; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; acar·i·o·sis;… … English syllables
Tautologous — Tau*tol o*gous, a. [Gr. ?; ?, for ? ? the same + ? to speak.] Repeating the same thing in different words; tautological. [R.] Tooke. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
