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liar paradox

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A paradox involving statements such as "this sentence is false", or "the following statement is true: the previous statement is false", which cannot be meaningfully regarded as either true or false.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: human-sciences, logic, mathematics, philosophy, sciences

Examples

  • Graham Priest has argued the liar paradox is a true dialetheia.

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9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: leugenaarsparadox — Translations
  • Finnish: valehtelijan paradoksi — Translations
  • French: paradoxe du menteur — Translations
  • German: Lügner-Paradox — Translations
  • Italian: paradosso del mentitore — Translations
  • Polish: paradoks kłamcy — Translations
  • Portuguese: paradoxo do mentiroso — Translations
  • Russian: парадо́кс лжеца́ (paradóks lžecá) — Translations
  • Spanish: paradoja del mentiroso — Translations