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<nowiki>'''Paradox''</nowiki>
<nowiki>'''Paradox''</nowiki>


* from Greek ''paradoxon'' for "contrary opinion
* etymology:
** para = prior
** from Greek ''paradoxon'' for "contrary opinion
** dox = opinion
*** para = prior
*** dox = opinion


* a conflicting or self-contradictory opinion or situation
* definition:
* creates an absurdity, a puzzle or something unlikely  
** a conflicting or self-contradictory opinion or situation
** creates an absurdity, a puzzle or something unlikely  
** = a problem that
*** has no solution
*** the solution is never-ending
*** or the solution yields an outcome that negates the original problem


[[File:Puck-paradox.jpg|left|thumb|Paradox: when you can't have it both ways...]]
[[File:Puck-paradox.jpg|left|thumb|Paradox: when you can't have it both ways...]]