<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>the state of being redundant.</li><li>superfluous repetition or overlapping, especially of words.</li><li>a redundant thing, part, or amount; superfluity.</li><li>the provision of additional or duplicate systems, equipment, etc., that function in case an operating part or system fails, as in a spacecraft.</li><li>the inclusion of more information than is necessary for communication, as in those cars, where both words are marked for plurality.</li><li>the additional, predictable information so included.</li><li>the degree of predictability thereby created.</li><li>the condition or fact of being unemployed; unemployment.</li><li>a layoff.</li></ul>