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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

strange loop en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. A situation where, by moving only upwards or downwards through a hierarchical system, one finds oneself back where one started. These loops often involve self-reference and paradox.

Forms

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Hyponyms

Efron's dice · Droste effect · ouroboros · mise en abyme · chicken-or-egg question · Russell's paradox

Relateds

Escheresque