"Berry paradox" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Bertrand Russell, the first to discuss the paradox in print, attributed it to G. G. Berry (1867–1928), a junior librarian at Oxford's Bodleian library, who had suggested the more limited paradox arising from the expression "the first undefinable ordinal". Head templates: {{en-noun|!}} Berry paradox (plural not attested)
  1. A particular self-referential paradox relating to the number of words in a descriptive phrase. Wikipedia link: Berry paradox Tags: no-plural
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