trilemma
A circumstance in which a choice must be made between three options that seem equally…A circumstance in which a choice must be made between three options that seem equally undesirable.
Meaning
3 sensesA circumstance in which a choice must be made between three options that seem equally undesirable.
Trilemma
трилеммаtrilemma
A situation in which a choice must be made among three desirable options, only two of which are possible at the same time.
An argument containing three alternatives, jointly exhaustive either under any condition(s) or under all condition(s) consistent with the universe of discourse of that argument, that each imply the same conclusion.
трилеммаtrilemma
Translations
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Origin
The word is modelled on dilemma, with di- (“two, twice, double”) replaced by tri- (“three”The word is modelled on dilemma, with di- (“two, twice, double”) replaced by tri- (“three”), equivalent to tri- + lemma.
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Forms
plural: trilemmas / trilemmata| Singular | trilemma |
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| Plural | trilemmas / trilemmata |
regular
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular