Superfluous vs Redundant - What's the difference?
superfluous | redundant |
In excess of what is required or sufficient.
Superfluous; exceeding what is necessary.
Repetitive or needlessly wordy.
(chiefly, British) Dismissed from employment because no longer needed; as in "rendered redundant".
Duplicating or able to duplicate the function of another component of a system, providing back-up in the event the other component fails.
* 2013 , Tom Denton, Automobile Electrical and Electronic Systems , page 142:
Redundant is a synonym of superfluous.
As adjectives the difference between superfluous and redundant
is that superfluous is in excess of what is required or sufficient while redundant is superfluous; exceeding what is necessary.superfluous
English
Adjective
(-)- With a full rain suit, carrying an umbrella may be superfluous .
Synonyms
* excessive, extraneous, extra, pleonastic, supernumerary, surplus, unnecessary, extravagantCoordinate terms
* gratuitousredundant
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- The two lines are mainly used for redundant and therefore fault-tolerant message transmission, but they can also transmit different messages.
