bootstrap paradox
A time travel paradox in which the consequences of an event in the future travel back…A time travel paradox in which the consequences of an event in the future travel back in time and cause an event in the past or present, which in turn is among the causes of the first event, forming a causal loop in which each event is caused by the other.
Meaning
1 sensesA time travel paradox in which the consequences of an event in the future travel back in time and cause an event in the past or present, which in turn is among the causes of the first event, forming a causal loop in which each event is caused by the other.
Origin
Compare bootstrap, pull oneself up by one's bootstraps, etc.Compare bootstrap, pull oneself up by one's bootstraps, etc.
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Forms
plural: bootstrap paradoxes| Singular | bootstrap paradox |
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Synonyms
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