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1. Paradox
   [Nanase Aikawa album] paraDOX is Nanase Aikawa`s second album. The album reached #1 on Oricon weekly album charts.{Citation needed|date=September 2009} ==Track listing== ...
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2. Paradox
   [Royal Hunt album] Paradox is the fourth studio album released by the Danish progressive metal band Royal Hunt. This is a concept album, with lyrics inspired by religion and divinity. ==Track listing== All songs written by André Andersen except where noted. ==Personnel== ==Production== ...
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3. Paradox
   [Canadian band] Paradox was a Canadian band formed in the 1980s by singer/guitarist Sylvain Cossette. The band`s best known lineup featured Sylvain on vocals, Francois Cossette (guitar), Denis Lavigne (drums), and Jean-Francois Houle (bass). The band broke up in 1991. ==History== Quebec-born...
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4. Paradox
   an assertion seemingly opposed to common sense, but that may yet have some truth in it.
   *What a pity that youth must be wasted on the young. George Bernard Shaw
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5. Paradox
   Seemingly absurd statement which, on closer examination, reveals an important truth e.g. Wordsworth's ' The child is father of the man'.
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6. paradox
   [n] - (logic) a self-contradiction
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7. Paradox
   a figure of speech in which an apparent contradiction contains a truth
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8. Paradox
   an apparent contradiction. e.g. Riches make men miserable. (One would normally assume that wealth would bring happiness, rather than misery.)
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9. paradox
   Literary device or device of rhetoric which is a statement that seems opposing or contradictory but contains an element of truth. The truth is emphasized by the unexpected form of expression. The...
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10. paradox
    it is an automatic mechanical follow-up valve,which controls water pressure to ensure positive positioning of a needle(closing member).This control is arranged to cause the needle(closing member)to follow the movement of the control device(stand hand wheel)and to maintain automatically the needle(cl...
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11. Paradox
    Par`a·dox noun ; plural Paradoxes . [ French paradoxe , Latin paradoxum , from Greek ...; para` beside, beyond, contrary to + ... to think, suppose, imagine. See Para- , and Dogma .] A tenet or pro...
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12. paradox
    That which is apparently, though not actually, inconsistent with or opposed to the known facts in any case. ... Origin: G. Paradoxos, incredible, beyond belief, fr. Doxa, belief ... Weber's paradox, if a muscle is loaded beyond its power to contract it may elongate. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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13. paradox
    noun (logic) a statement that contradicts itself; ``I always lie` is a paradox because if it is true it must be false`
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14. paradox
    This word is used in a particular way within the literature of economics -- not to describe a situation in which facts are apparently in conflict, but to describe situations in which apparent facts are in conflict with models or theories to which some class of people holds allegiance. This use of th...
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15. Paradox
    • (n.) A tenet or proposition contrary to received opinion; an assertion or sentiment seemingly contradictory, or opposed to common sense; that which in appearance or terms is absurd, but yet may be true in fact.
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16. paradox
    (from the article `complexity`) Paradoxes typically arise from false assumptions, which then lead to inconsistencies between observed and expected behaviour. Sometimes paradoxes ... Mathematical paradoxes and fallacies have long intrigued mathematicians. A mathematical paradox is a mathematical conclusion so unexpected that it is ... ...
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17. paradox
    apparently self-contradictory statement, the underlying meaning of which is revealed only by careful scrutiny. The purpose of a paradox is to arrest ... [1 related articles]
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18. paradox
    paradox 1. A statement or tenet contrary to received opinion or belief; often with the implication that it is marvellous or incredible; sometimes with unfavorable connotation, as being discordant with what is held to be established truth, and hence absurd or fantastic; sometimes with favorable conno...
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19. Paradox
    As used in economics, it seems to mean something unexpected, rather than the more extreme normal meaning of something seemingly impossible. Some paradoxes are just theoretical results that go against what one thinks of as normal. Others, like the Leontief paradox, are empirical findings that seem to contradict theoretical predictions.
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20. paradox
    (logic) An apparently sound argument leading to a contradiction. Some famous examples are Russell's paradox and the liar paradox. Most paradoxes stem from some kind of self-reference. Smarandache Linguistic Paradox (http://gallup.unm.edu/~smarandache/Paradox.htm). (1999-11-05)
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21. Paradox
    (database) A relational database for Microsoft Windows, originally from Borland. Paradox 5 ran on Microsoft Windows [version?] and provided a graphical environment, a debugger, a data modelling tool, and many 'ObjectPAL' commands. Paradox 7 ran under Windows 95 and Windows NT. Latest version: Parado...
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22. Paradox
    [artist] Paradox is the pseudonym of Dev Pandya, a producer from the UK who has in recent years championed a new sub-genre of drum & bass known as drumfunk, which focuses on either finding obscure breakbeats or re-sampling much used drum & bass breakbeats from their original source and trans...
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23. Paradox
    [warez] Paradox was originally formed in late 1989 by members of the Danish group Trilogy (Bad Boy, Black Hawk, Tas, Pcsu, QRD) and the French group M.A.D (Olivier, Stinger, The Surge, Clash, Tagada). They began by cracking Amiga software. The group died in 1991 when the most active members ...
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24. Paradox
    [John Kay and Steppenwolf album] Paradox is an album by John Kay and Steppenwolf, released in 1984 (see 1984 in music). It was originally released only in Canada and Australia. ==Track listing== ==Personnel== ...
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25. Paradox
    [disambiguation] A paradox is a self-contradictory or counter-intuitive statement or argument. Paradox may also refer to: == Computing and technology == == Literature and print media == == Music == == Place names == == Television == == Other uses == == See also == ...
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