tautologytɔˈtɒl ə dʒi
tautology (n)
- plural
- tautologies
English Definitions:
tautology (noun)
(logic) a statement that is necessarily true
"the statement `he is brave or he is not brave' is a tautology"
tautology (noun)
useless repetition
"to say that something is `adequate enough' is a tautology"
tautology (Noun)
redundant use of words
tautology (Noun)
An expression that features tautology.
tautology (Noun)
A statement that is true for all values of its variables
Tautology
In logic, a tautology is a formula which is true in every possible interpretation. Philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein first applied the term to redundancies of propositional logic in 1921; it had been used earlier to refer to rhetorical tautologies, and continues to be used in that alternate sense. A formula is satisfiable if it is true under at least one interpretation, and thus a tautology is a formula whose negation is unsatisfiable. Unsatisfiable statements, both through negation and affirmation, are known formally as contradictions. A formula that is neither a tautology nor a contradiction is said to be logically contingent. Such a formula can be made either true or false based on the values assigned to its propositional variables. The double turnstile notation is used to indicate that S is a tautology. Tautology is sometimes symbolized by "Vpq", and contradiction by "Opq". The tee symbol is sometimes used to denote an arbitrary tautology, with the dual symbol representing an arbitrary contradiction. Tautologies are a key concept in propositional logic, where a tautology is defined as a propositional formula that is true under any possible Boolean valuation of its propositional variables. A key property of tautologies in propositional logic is that an effective method exists for testing whether a given formula is always satisfied.
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