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bootstrap paradox

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.80 in modern English

Syllables
boot-strap -para-dox
IPA
30
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A time travel paradox in which the consequences of an event in the future travel back in time and cause an event in the past or present, which in turn is among the causes of the first event, forming a causal loop in which each event is caused by the other.

Etymology

Compare bootstrap, pull oneself up by one's bootstraps, etc.

Inflected Forms

bootstrap paradoxes (plural)

Phrases

causal loop grandfather paradox

Frequently Paired Words

causal loop grandfather paradox

Synonyms

causal loop paradox

Questions

What does bootstrap paradox mean?
A time travel paradox in which the consequences of an event in the future travel back in time and cause an event in the past or present, which in turn is among the causes of the first event, forming a causal loop in which each event is caused by the other.
Where does bootstrap paradox come from?
Compare bootstrap, pull oneself up by one's bootstraps, etc.

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