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Russell's paradox
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paradox in set theory concerning the set of all sets not containing themselves
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Within Vinony's link graph, Russell's paradox is referenced by 608 other articles, and connects out to axiom schema of specification, semantic theory of truth and set theory.
Vinony files it under 1901 in science, Accuracy disputes from March 2021 and Bertrand Russell.
Its subject is documented across 48 Wikipedia language editions.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- paradox
- Named after
- Bertrand Russell
- Author
- Ernst Zermelo
- Image
- Russell's paradox.svg
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- studied by
- axiomatic set theory
- on focus list of Wikimedia project
- Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
- discoverer or inventor
- Ernst Zermelo
- time of discovery or invention
- 1901-00-00
- maintained by WikiProject
- WikiProject Mathematics
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