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| nugenta3 (profile) wrote, on 9-24-2003 at 11:31am | |
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| tautology. Main Entry: tau·tol·o·gy Pronunciation: to-'tä-l&-jE Function: noun Inflected Form(s): plural -gies Etymology: Late Latin tautologia, from Greek, from tautologos Date: 1574 1 a : needless repetition of an idea, statement, or word b : an instance of tautology in layman's terms: a circular definition that is unfalsifiable because it defines itself. for example, a female can be defined as that which is not male, and a male can be defined as that which is not female. or the famous saying 'survival of the fittest' - fittest can be defined as those who survive, so 'survival of the fittest' is also 'survival of those who survive.' |
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cowboy67 | 09-24-03 10:21pm good. |