paradox
An apparently self-contradictory statement, which can only be true if it is false, and…An apparently self-contradictory statement, which can only be true if it is false, and vice versa.
» This is the paradox.
В этом-то и парадокс.
Значення
значень: 10(злічуване, незлічуване)An apparently self-contradictory statement, which can only be true if it is false, and vice versa.
"This sentence is false" is a paradox.
Paradoxon
(злічуване, незлічуване)A counterintuitive conclusion or outcome.
It is an interesting paradox that drinking a lot of water can often make you feel thirsty.
(злічуване, незлічуване)A claim that two apparently contradictory ideas are true.
Not having a fashion is a fashion; that's a paradox.
(злічуване, незлічуване)A thing involving contradictory yet interrelated elements that exist simultaneously and persist over time.
(злічуване, незлічуване)A person or thing having contradictory properties.
He is a paradox; you would not expect him in that political party.
(злічуване, незлічуване)An unanswerable question or difficult puzzle, particularly one which leads to a deeper truth.
(незлічуване)The use of counterintuitive or contradictory statements (paradoxes) in speech or writing.
(незлічуване)A state in which one is logically compelled to contradict oneself.
(злічуване, незлічуване)The practice of giving instructions that are opposed to the therapist's actual intent, with the intention that the client will disobey or be unable to obey.
(злічуване, застаріле, незлічуване)A statement which is difficult to believe, or which goes against general belief.
- (logic) a statement that contradicts itself
Приклади
речень: 19This is the paradox.
ruВ этом-то и парадокс.
This dogma is rather a paradox.
Ця догма, швидше, є парадоксом.
What a paradox!
Are all paradoxes the exact same?
More haste, less speed is a paradox.
Переклади
мов: 9За значеннями 1
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Походження
From Middle French paradoxe, from Latin paradoxum, from Ancient Greek παράδοξος (parádoxosFrom Middle French paradoxe, from Latin paradoxum, from Ancient Greek παράδοξος (parádoxos, “unexpected, strange”).
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