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Word: Paradox
Speech Type: Noun
mid 16th century (originally denoting a statement contrary to accepted opinion): via late Latin from Greek paradoxon ‘contrary (opinion)’, neuter adjective used as a noun, from para- ‘distinct from’ + doxa ‘opinion’
ˈparədɒks
a seemingly absurd or contradictory statement or proposition which when investigated may prove to be well founded or true
Short Definition:seemingly absurd or contradictory statement or proposition which when investigated may prove to be well founded or true
Examples:- the uncertainty principle leads to all sorts of paradoxes, like the particles being in two places at once
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