redundancy
NOUN
/rɪ'dəndənsi/
10 LETTERS · 4 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH R
redundancy is a valid 10-letter word worth 17 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
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WORDS WITH FRIENDS
R1E1D2U1N1D2A1N1C3Y4
1 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 4 =17 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 34TRIPLE WORD → 51
MEANING
What does redundancy mean?
NOUN · 4 SENSES
1
The attribute of being superfluous and unneeded.
“the use of industrial robots created redundancy among workers”
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2
(electronics) a system design that duplicates components to provide alternatives in case one component fails.
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Repetition of an act needlessly.
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Repetition of messages to reduce the probability of errors in transmission.
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