paradoxe
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Counterintuitive claim, Apparent contradiction, Logical antinomy
/paʁadɔks/
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A claim that challenges commonly accepted views.
Examples
Ce paradoxe met en cause nos règles logiques.
This paradox challenges our logical rules.
Résoudre ce paradoxe exige une définition plus précise.
Solving this paradox requires a more precise definition.
Il aime défendre des paradoxes.
He likes to defend counterintuitive claims.
Elle étudie un paradoxe en théorie des ensembles.
She studies a paradox in set theory.
La situation présente un paradoxe apparent.
The situation presents an apparent contradiction.
Similar words
anomalie
opinion inattendue
proposition surprenante
contradiction apparente
antinomie
Meanings
Examples
Il aime défendre des paradoxes.
He likes to defend counterintuitive claims.
Cette idée paraît un paradoxe.
This idea seems a paradox.
Son paradoxe a fait réfléchir le public.
His paradox made the audience think.
Elle a formulé un paradoxe audacieux.
She put forward a bold paradox.
Le débat part d’un paradoxe célèbre.
The debate starts from a famous paradox.
Similar words
opinion inattendue
proposition surprenante
Examples
C’est le paradoxe de cette politique.
That is the paradox of this policy.
Plus il travaille, moins il gagne : quel paradoxe !
The more he works, the less he earns: what a paradox!
Les chercheurs tentent d’expliquer ce paradoxe.
Researchers are trying to explain this paradox.
La situation présente un paradoxe apparent.
The situation presents an apparent contradiction.
Ce paradoxe disparaît quand on change d’échelle.
The paradox disappears when we change scale.
Similar words
contradiction apparente
anomalie
Examples
Le paradoxe du menteur interroge la vérité.
The liar paradox raises questions about truth.
Ce paradoxe met en cause nos règles logiques.
This paradox challenges our logical rules.
Elle étudie un paradoxe en théorie des ensembles.
She studies a paradox in set theory.
Le paradoxe révèle une contradiction interne.
The paradox reveals an internal contradiction.
Résoudre ce paradoxe exige une définition plus précise.
Solving this paradox requires a more precise definition.
FAQ
A claim that challenges commonly accepted views.
Can be defended to provoke thought.
What is a typical example?
Il aime défendre des paradoxes.
What grammatical kind is it?
The surprise lies in opposing received opinion.
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