"Grim Reaper paradox" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: the Grim Reaper paradox [canonical]
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  1. A philosophical problem related to Benardete's paradox, but involving countably many Grim Reapers, each of which will kill the person in question at a certain time (if still alive), taking a certain period of time to do it. Wikipedia link: Grim Reaper paradox Categories (topical): Death

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