[par-uh-doks] 
| 1. | a statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth. |
| 2. | a self-contradictory and false proposition. |
| 3. | any person, thing, or situation exhibiting an apparently contradictory nature. |
| 4. | an opinion or statement contrary to commonly accepted opinion. |
| par·a·dox (pār'ə-dŏks') n.
[Latin paradoxum, from Greek paradoxon, from neuter sing. of paradoxos, conflicting with expectation : para-, beyond; see para-1 + doxa, opinion (from dokein, to think; see dek- in Indo-European roots).] par'a·dox'i·cal adj., par'a·dox'i·cal·ly adv., par'a·dox'i·cal·ness n. |
A statement that seems contradictory or absurd but is actually valid or true. According to one proverbial paradox, we must sometimes be cruel in order to be kind. Another form of paradox is a statement that truly is contradictory and yet follows logically from other statements that do not seem open to objection. If someone says, “I am lying,” for example, and we assume that his statement is true, it must be false. The paradox is that the statement “I am lying” is false if it is true.
paradox par·a·dox (pār'ə-dŏks')
n.
That which is apparently, though not actually, inconsistent with or opposed to the known facts in any case.
Paradox database
A relational database for Microsoft Windows, originally from Borland.
Paradox 5 ran on Microsoft Windows [version?] and provided a graphical environment, a debugger, a data modelling tool, and many "ObjectPAL" commands.
Paradox 7 ran under Windows 95 and Windows NT.
Latest version: Paradox 9, as of 2000-02-10 (a Corel product).
(http://corel.com/paradox9/index.htm).
[Update?]
(1996-05-27)
paradox logic
An apparently sound argument leading to a contradiction.
Some famous examples are Russell's paradox and the liar paradox. Most paradoxes stem from some kind of self-reference.
Smarandache Linguistic Paradox.
(1999-11-05)
