"Hofstadter's law" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

Etymology: Named after Douglas Hofstadter (1945–), who introduced it in his 1979 book Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid. Etymology templates: {{!}} |, {{lang|en|Douglas Hofstadter}} Douglas Hofstadter, {{named-after|en|Douglas Hofstadter|born=1945|wplink==}} Named after Douglas Hofstadter (1945–) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Hofstadter's law
  1. The self-referential adage that a task always takes longer than expected, even when Hofstadter's law is taken into account. Wikipedia link: Gödel, Escher, Bach, Hofstadter's law Translations (self-referential adage): loi de Hofstadter [feminine] (French)
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