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A paradox is an assertion that is apparently self-contradictory, though based on a valid deduction from acceptable premises.
Paradoxes typically lead to a reevaluation of the axioms of mathematics. Even after axioms are assumed so that the paradox is averted, the statement is still usually referred to as a paradox.
Occasionally, one may refer to a surprising result as a paradox. Such is the case in the birthday paradox, which is not apparently self-contradictory.
Examples of paradoxes include:
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paradoxical, paradoxically, dilemma |
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Cross-references: Zeno's paradox, Simpson's paradox, Russell's paradox, Hausdorff paradox, Cantor's paradox, Burali-Forti paradox, binary tree paradox, Banach-Tarski paradox, birthday paradox, axioms, premises
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Object id is 8201, canonical name is Paradox.
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| AMS MSC: | 03B99 (Mathematical logic and foundations :: General logic :: Miscellaneous) | | | 03A05 (Mathematical logic and foundations :: Philosophical and critical) |
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