redundancy /ri'dʌndәnsi/
Meaning
English definition
- (n.) repetition of messages to reduce the probability of errors in transmission
- (n.) the attribute of being superfluous and unneeded
- (n.) (electronics) a system design that duplicates components to provide alternatives in case one component fails
Chinese translation
- n. 过多, 冗长, 累赘, 多余, 冗余位, 冗余度, 冗余码, 多余信息
- [计] 冗余
Word details
- Part of speech
- noun
- Pronunciation
- /ri'dʌndәnsi/
- Syllables
- 4
- Exam levels
- Postgraduate exam · GRE
- Frequency
- Zipf 3.32 · Super Super Rare
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