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Meaning of PARADOX

Pronunciation:  'paru`dâks

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  1. A relational database for microsoft windows, originally from borland.

    Paradox 5 ran on microsoft windows 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: Paradox 9, as of 2000-02-10 (a corel product).


  2. 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.

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