Redundancy

/ɹɪdˈʌndənsi/

/ɹɪˈdəndənsi/

Redundancy

a state of being no longer needed or useful, often due to the existence of a duplicate or replacement

synonyms : redundance

repetition of messages to reduce the probability of errors in transmission

repetition of an act needlessly

(electronics) a system design that duplicates components to provide alternatives in case one component fails

Examples

1. With data filtering one pays the price of decreasing the effective library redundancy and increasing the number of hybridisations.

2. Avoid redundancies.

3. I like redundancy.

4. You have redundancy.