bèi
lùn

technical
noun

Meaning of 悖论

悖论 means paradox; self-contradictory proposition or theory system. Pronounced bèi lùn.

  • paradox; self-contradictory proposition or theory system

Definitions & Examples

 
Zhè
huà
shì
jiǎ
de
 
shì
jīng
diǎn
de
bèi
lùn
 

"This sentence is false" is a classic semantic paradox.

shī
bèi
lùn
jiē
shì
le
lùn
zhōng
de
gēn
běn
xìng
wèn
 

The Barber's Paradox reveals a fundamental problem in set theory.

xué
jiā
zhé
xué
jiā
zhí
zài
cháng
shì
jiě
jué
zhǒng
luó
bèi
lùn
 

Scientists and philosophers have been trying to resolve various logical paradoxes.

Zhè
lùn
nèi
cún
zài
bèi
lùn
 
yīn
yuán
shuō
 

There is an internal paradox in this theory, so it cannot be self-consistent.

Measure Words

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