redundant

[US]/rɪˈdʌndənt/
[UK]/rɪˈdʌndənt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. no longer needed due to excess personnel; surplus.

Phrases & Collocations

redundant information

redundant system

redundant code

Example Sentences

redundant population in the cities

an appropriate use for a redundant church.

a triply redundant navigational system.

There are too many redundant words in this book.

eight permanent staff were made redundant .

Seventy men at the factory were redundant because of falling demand for our products.

Based on the analysis of I/O node failure, an efficient fault tolerance method called Round-robin Redundant Backup of Subfile is proposed.

Objectives To evaluate the methods and effect of using modified annularity ligation to the treatment of pediatric redundant prepuce and phimosis.

The company is caught in a double bind.If it doesn’t modernise it won’t make money, but if it does modernise they’ll have to make people redundant because they won’t need them any more.

Real-world Examples

Each of these new posts is wildly redundant.

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Hermes has four redundant flight computers...Each connected to three redundant comm systems.

Source: The Martian Original Soundtrack

After all, nature is full of redundant processes.

Source: Science in 60 Seconds March 2018 Compilation

So what should you say if you were made redundant?

Source: Learn business English with Lucy.

However, there are a few instances where she is redundant.

Source: IELTS Speaking High Score Model

The Soyuz is a robust, redundant, reliable machine.

Source: PBS English News

Which is redundant because all dancing's dirty.

Source: Young Sheldon Season 5

That was redundant, but you know what I mean.

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It's different to being sacked or made redundant, isn't it?

Source: BBC Authentic English

Technology will disrupt more industries, creating benefits for society but rendering workers who fail to update their skills redundant.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

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