"Grelling-Nelson paradox" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: the Grelling-Nelson paradox [canonical]
Etymology: Formulated in 1908 by Kurt Grelling and Leonard Nelson. Head templates: {{en-proper noun|def=1}} the Grelling-Nelson paradox
  1. A semantic paradox of self-reference, where, supposing that "autological" means "self-describing" and "heterological" means "not self-describing", then "heterological" itself cannot be meaningfully classified as either of the two. Wikipedia link: Grelling-Nelson paradox Related terms: barber paradox, Russell's paradox

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