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Paradox

/ˈpaɹədɒks/

An apparently self-contradictory statement, which can only be true if it is false, and vice versa.

📖 Definitions of "Paradox"

noun

1
An apparently self-contradictory statement, which can only be true if it is false, and vice versa.
""This sentence is false" is a paradox."
2
A counterintuitive conclusion or outcome.
"It is an interesting paradox that drinking a lot of water can often make you feel thirsty."
3
A claim that two apparently contradictory ideas are true.
"Not having a fashion is a fashion; that's a paradox."
4
A thing involving contradictory yet interrelated elements that exist simultaneously and persist over time.

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