Definition of Paradoxical. Meaning of Paradoxical. Synonyms of Paradoxical

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Definition of Paradoxical

Paradoxical
Paradoxical Par`a*dox"ic*al, a. 1. Of the nature of a paradox. 2. Inclined to paradoxes, or to tenets or notions contrary to received opinions. --Southey. -- Par`a*dox"ic*al*ly, adv. -- Par`a*dox"ic*al*ness, n.

Meaning of Paradoxical from wikipedia

- be self referential without being paradoxical ("This statement is written in English" is a true and non-paradoxical self-referential statement), self-reference...
- A paradoxical reaction (or paradoxical effect) is an effect of a chemical substance, such as a medical drug, that is opposite to what would usually be...
- Consideration of the grandfather paradox has led some to the idea that time travel is by its very nature paradoxical and therefore logically impossible...
- construction of such a paradoxical decomposition, based on earlier work by Giuseppe Vitali concerning the unit interval and on the paradoxical decompositions...
- In set theory, a paradoxical set is a set that has a paradoxical decomposition. A paradoxical decomposition of a set is two families of disjoint subsets...
- Paradoxical laughter is an exaggerated expression of humour which is unwarranted by external events. It may be uncontrollable laughter which may be recognised...
- data has suggested paradoxical emboli may cause up to 47,000 strokes per year, it is difficult to measure the actual rates of paradoxical emboli because it...
- The term Socratic paradox may to refer to several seemingly paradoxical claims made by the ancient Gr**** philosopher Socrates: I know that I know nothing...
- other ****umption is also disproved" leads to paradoxical consequences. Not to be confused with the Barber paradox. What the Tortoise Said to Achilles: If a...
- other paradoxes listed are difficult to interpret. "What the Tortoise Said to Achilles", written in 1895 by Lewis Carroll, describes a paradoxical infinite...