copious amounts?

it's OK

copious amounts=very large amounts
it isn't redundant

thanks

amounts is not redundant, it is superfluous. Omit amounts, not necessary

Using "amounts" after "copious" is not technically redundant. It is, however, superfluous. "Copious testing" is all you need.

Tim Benton

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Copious amounts ... were performed.
A copious amount ... was performed.

CJ

Would it be just as correct to say "a copious amount?"

Is the statement : " copious amounts of testing were performed on the hardware" grammatically correct?

A copious amount means a lot, but copious amounts sounds like more.

Here's a point not previously mentioned.
In my experience, the word 'copious' is not