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noun

a logical paradox that results from consideration of statements of the form “This statement is false.” If the statement is true, then it is false, whereas if it is false, then it is true.

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Origin of liar paradox

First recorded in 1935–40

Words nearby liar paradox

Liaoning, Liaoyang, Liaoyuan, liar, liard, liar paradox, Lias, liatris, lib, libation, Libau

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How to use liar paradox in a sentence

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What should have been a moment of reckoning for a selfish, serial liar instead ended with us pitying him.
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It offers, to those who see it aright, the most perplexing industrial paradox ever presented in the history of mankind.
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But in reality this paradox of value is the most fundamental proposition in economic science.
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It was the spiritual way, whose method and secret lie in that subtle paradox: Yield to conquer.
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While he grieved over the loss of our little one, you conceived a vile plot to 'get even,' Oh, you—liar!
The Homesteader|Oscar Micheaux
I let him go on, exulting in the discovery that he was a liar, for I knew that it pushed me a step towards recovery.
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British Dictionary definitions for liar paradox

liar paradox

noun

logic the paradox that this statement is false is true only if it is false and false only if it is true: attributed to Epimenides the Cretan in the form all Cretans are liars

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