Russell's paradox

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The paradox that a set defined to contain all sets which do not contain themselves can neither consistently contain itself nor not contain itself.

Word forms

Russell's paradox

Etymology

Named after English mathematician, logician and philosopher Bertrand Russell.

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