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✍️ Not repetitive ❌ Not always true
nontautological

nontautological

9.9
Can be true or false depending on the situation
  • adjective
  • /ˌnɒnˌtɔːtəˈlɒdʒɪkəl/
  • Specialized
: no tautológico
  • Nevertheless, its ambiguity makes it able to achieve genuinely new (nontautological) insights.

Examples

  • In philosophy, a nontautological statement can lead to deeper discussions and prevent circular reasoning.

  • The teacher praised the student's argument for being nontautological and providing fresh perspectives.

  • The author's approach was nontautological, as it offered unique insights rather than restating well-known facts.

Antonyms

tautological
2 8.3

Saying the same thing again using different words

How Tautological

tautological
2 8.3
nontautological
  • Specialized
9.9
contradictory
  • Specialized
1 8.2

Surface Forms

nontautological positive

Morphology

nontautological = tautological (opaque) = non + tautology + ical

The adjective 'tautological' is simply negated by the productive prefix 'non-', so the structural formation is straightforward.

Etymology

Nontautological is built from non- ('not') and tauto- ('same'), the same root as tautology, which means 'saying the same thing twice' or 'always true'. So a nontautological statement is 'not' always true and can be false in some situations.