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A '''tautology''' is the needless repetition of an idea, statement, or word - or a statement that is true by virtue of its logical form alone.<ref>https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tautology</ref>
 
A '''tautology''' is the needless repetition of an idea, statement, or word - or a statement that is true by virtue of its logical form alone.<ref>https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tautology</ref>

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an assertion that is true in every possible interpretation

A tautology is the needless repetition of an idea, statement, or word - or a statement that is true by virtue of its logical form alone.[1]


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