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epimenides paradox

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.23 in modern English

Syllables
epi-menides -para-dox
IPA
32
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A form of self-referential logical paradox associated with statements of the form "All Cretans are liars" (spoken by Epimenedes, himself a Cretan, who must therefore be lying).

Etymology

Named after the Cretan philosopher Epimenides of Cnossos (alive circa 600 BC), who is credited with the original statement.

Inflected Forms

Epimenides paradoxes (plural)

Questions

What does epimenides paradox mean?
A form of self-referential logical paradox associated with statements of the form "All Cretans are liars" (spoken by Epimenedes, himself a Cretan, who must therefore be lying).
Where does epimenides paradox come from?
Named after the Cretan philosopher Epimenides of Cnossos (alive circa 600 BC), who is credited with the original statement.

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