Juxtaposition vs. Paradox

Juxtapositionnoun

The nearness of objects with little or no delimiter.

Juxtapositionnoun

(grammar) An absence of linking elements in a group of words that are listed together.

Juxtapositionnoun

(mathematics) An absence of operators in an expression.

Juxtapositionnoun

The extra emphasis given to a comparison when the contrasted objects are close together.

Juxtapositionnoun

(arts) Two or more contrasting sounds, colours, styles etc. placed together for stylistic effect.

Juxtapositionnoun

(rhetoric) The close placement of two ideas to imply a link that may not exist.

Juxtapositionverb

To place in juxtaposition.

Juxtapositionnoun

A placing or being placed in nearness or contiguity, or side by side; as, a juxtaposition of words.

Juxtapositionnoun

the act of positioning close together (or side by side);

Juxtapositionnoun

a side-by-side position

Juxtaposition

Juxtaposition is an act or instance of placing two elements close together or side by side. This is often done in order to compare/contrast the two, to show similarities or differences, etc.

Paradoxnoun

An apparently self-contradictory statement, which can only be true if it is false, and vice versa.u

Paradoxnoun

A counterintuitive conclusion or outcome.s

Paradoxnoun

A claim that two apparently contradictory ideas are true.t

Paradoxnoun

A thing involving contradictory yet interrelated elements that exist simultaneously and persist over time.

Paradoxnoun

A person or thing having contradictory properties.t

Paradoxnoun

An unanswerable question or difficult puzzle, particularly one which leads to a deeper truth. s

Paradoxnoun

(obsolete) A statement which is difficult to believe, or which goes against general belief.

Paradoxnoun

(uncountable) The use of counterintuitive or contradictory statements (paradoxes) in speech or writing.

Paradoxnoun

A state in which one is logically compelled to contradict oneself.

Paradoxnoun

The practice of giving instructions that are opposed to the therapist's actual intent, with the intention that the client will disobey or be unable to obey.s

Paradoxnoun

A tenet or proposition contrary to received opinion; an assertion or sentiment seemingly contradictory, or opposed to common sense; that which in appearance or terms is absurd, but yet may be true in fact.

Paradoxnoun

(logic) a self-contradiction;

Paradoxnoun

a seemingly absurd or contradictory statement or proposition which when investigated may prove to be well founded or true

Paradoxnoun

a statement or proposition which, despite sound (or apparently sound) reasoning from acceptable premises, leads to a conclusion that seems logically unacceptable or self-contradictory

Paradoxnoun

a person or thing that combines contradictory features or qualities

Paradox

A paradox is a logically self-contradictory statement or a statement that runs contrary to one's expectation. It is a statement that, despite apparently valid reasoning from true premises, leads to a seemingly self-contradictory or a logically unacceptable conclusion.