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(philosophy, logic) 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.

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liar paradox

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liar paradox

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(philosophy, logic) 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.

Japanese Meaning

哲学や論理学において、『この文は偽である』や『次の命題は真である：前の命題は偽である』という自己言及的な文を例示する、真とも偽とも確定できない矛盾的な状態を呈する逆説。