| NOUN | communication | paradox | (logic) a statement that contradicts itself |
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| Sounds | peh'rahdaa.ks | |
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| Rhymes | boondocks ... xerox / Xerox: 36 rhymes with aaks... | |
| Meaning | (logic) a statement that contradicts itself. | |
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| Example | "'I always lie' is a paradox because if it is true it must be false" | |
| Category | logic | The branch of philosophy that analyzes inference |
| Broader | contradiction, contradiction in terms | (logic) a statement that is necessarily false |
| Spanish | paradoja | |
| Catalan | paradoxa | |
| Adjectives | paradoxical | seemingly contradictory but nonetheless possibly true |
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