TAUTOLOGY


Meaning of TAUTOLOGY in English

In a general sense any statement whose denial would be self-contradictory. E.g., "If you're here, you're here." Strictly speaking, tautologies are compound statements that are true or false by virtue of their form only, regardless of the nature of the content.

Theological and philosophical biography English dict.      Английский словарь богословской и философской биографии .