Superfluous means unnecessary or excessive. It may also refer to: *Superfluous precision, the use of calculated measurements beyond

significant figures Significant figures, also referred to as significant digits, are specific digits within a number that is written in positional notation that carry both reliability and necessity in conveying a particular quantity. When presenting the outcom ...

*'' The Diary of a Superfluous Man'', an 1850 novella by Russian author Ivan Turgenev *

Superfluous man __NOTOC__ The superfluous man (, ''líshniy chelovék'', "extra person") is an 1840s and 1850s Russian literary concept derived from the Byronic hero. It refers to a man, perhaps talented and capable, who does not fit into social norms. In most c ...

, a Russian archetype inspired by the above novella

See also