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liar paradox
a logical paradox that results from consideration of statements of the form “This statement is false.” If the statement is true, then it is false, whereas if it is false, then it is true. -
olbers' paradox
the paradox that if the universe consisted of an infinite number of stars equally distributed through space, then every line of sight would come from a star and the night sky would glow uniformly, which is observationally not true. -
paradoxical
having the nature of a paradox; self-contradictory. -
russell's paradox
a paradox of set theory in which an object is defined in terms of a class of objects that contains the object being defined, resulting in a logical contradiction. -
zeno's paradox
any of various versions of a paradox regarding the relation of the discrete to the continuous and requiring the concept of limit for its satisfactory explanation. -
causality paradox
the hypothetical cause-and-effect of time travel and making changes in the past that would affect current actions.