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{{wiktionary|paradox}}

The principal meaning of the wordA '''[[paradox]]''' is a self-contradictory or counter-intuitive statement or argument.

'''Paradox''' may also refer to:

Other meanings of the word include:

* [[Borland Paradox]] is a software product made by Borland

* [[Faction Paradox]] is a fictional group.

* [[Paradox Entertainment]] is a [[video game]] developer.

* '''Paradox''' is one of the biggest internet [[warez]] distribution groups.

*''[[Paradox (album)|Paradox]]'' is an album by the band [[Steppenwolf (band)|Steppenwolf]].

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== Places ==

* [[Paradox, New York]], a hamlet near Schroon, in Essex County, New York, United States

* Paradox Lake, a lake in [[Schroon, New York|Schroon]], Essex County, New York, United States

* [[Paradox Valley]], a valley in Colorado, United States

** [[Paradox, Colorado]], an unincorporated town in Paradox Valley

** [[Paradox Basin]], named after Paradox Valley

** [[Paradox Formation]], a geological formation deriving its name from Paradox Valley

==People==

* [[Paradox (musician)]] (born 1972), British drum and bass musician

* [[Giulio Trogli]] (1613–1685), Italian Baroque painter who was known as ''il Paradosso'' ("the Paradox")

== Science and technology ==

* [[:Category:Mathematical paradoxes|Category:Mathematical paradoxes]]

** [[Paradoxes of set theory]]

* [[Paradox (database)]], a relational-database-management system

* [[Paradox (theorem prover)]], an automated theorem-proving system

* [[Paradox (warez)]], a software-cracking warez/demogroup

* ''Paradox'', a human-powered vehicle that competed in the [[Australian HPV Super Series]] in 2011 and 2013

* [[Physical paradox]], an apparent contradiction in physical descriptions of the universe

== Arts, entertainment, and media==

===Fictional entities===

* Paradox, a character appearing in the comic book series ''[[Marvel Preview]]''

* Paradox, the villain in the movie ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! Bonds Beyond Time]]''

* [[Faction Paradox]] is, a fictional group. in the ''Doctor Who'' universe

* Professor Paradox, a recurring character on the 2008–2010 American animated television series ''[[Ben 10: Alien Force]]''

* Paradox Pokémon, a group of [[List of Pokémon|Pokémon]] appeared in ''[[Pokémon Scarlet and Violet]]''

===Music ===

====Groups====

* [[Paradox (Canadian band)]], a Canadian rock band that existed from 1984 to 1991

* [[Paradox (German band)]], a German thrash metal band formed in 1986

* [[Paradox (Irish band)]], an Irish alternative rock band formed in 1996

* [[Paradox (Thai band)]], a Thai alternative rock band formed in 1996

* [[Paradox (British band)]], a Christian black metal band

====Albums====

* ''[[Paradoks]]'', by Ahmet Koç

* [[Paradox (Balzac album)|''Paradox'' (Balzac album)]], 2009

* [[Paradox (John Kay and Steppenwolf album)|''Paradox'' (John Kay and Steppenwolf album)]], 1984

* [[Paradox (Nanase Aikawa album)|''Paradox'' (Nanase Aikawa album)]], 1997

* [[Paradox (Royal Hunt album)|''Paradox'' (Royal Hunt album)]], 1997

* [[Paradox (Isyana Sarasvati album)|''Paradox'' (Isyana Sarasvati album)]], 2017

====Songs====

* "Paradox", by Kansas on the 1977 album ''[[Point of Know Return]]''

* [[Paradox (Mari Hamada song)|"Paradox" (Mari Hamada song)]], 1991

* "Paradox", by Hypocrisy on the 1996 album ''[[Abducted (album)|Abducted]]''

* "Paradox", by Hawkwind on the 2000 live album ''[[Atomhenge 76]]''

* "Paradox", by Keith Jarrett on the 2002 album ''[[Always Let Me Go]]''

* "Paradox", by Sepultura on the 2009 album ''[[A-Lex]]''

* "Paradox", a song from the [[4.3.2.1.#Soundtrack|soundtrack for the 2010 film ''4.3.2.1'']]

=== Films ===

* [[Paradox (2010 film)|''Paradox'' (2010 film)]], a 2010 Canadian science-fiction film starring Kevin Sorbo

* [[Paradox (2016 film)|''Paradox'' (2016 film)]], an American sci-fi / action film

* [[Paradox (2017 film)|''Paradox'' (2017 film)]], a Hong Kong action film

* [[Paradox (2018 film)|''Paradox'' (2018 film)]], a film directed by Daryl Hannah

** [[Paradox (soundtrack)|''Paradox'' (soundtrack)]], a soundtrack album by Neil Young and Promise of the Real

=== Television ===

* [[Paradox (British TV series)|''Paradox'' (British TV series)]], a 2009 British science-fiction, police-drama television series broadcast by BBC

* [[Paradox (2014 TV series)|''Paradox'' (2014 TV series)]], a Georgian-Ukrainian horror thriller television series

* "Paradox", a season 4 episode of ''[[Art:21]]''

* [[Paradox (The Flash)|"Paradox" (''The Flash'')]], an episode of ''The Flash''

===Other arts, entertainment, and media===

* [[Paradox (assemblage)]], artwork by Christian Verdun

* [[Paradox (literature)]], a literary device

* [[Paradox (magazine)|''Paradox'' (magazine)]], a historical fiction magazine

==Brands and enterprises==

* [[Paradox Development Studio]], a video-game developer and subsidiary of Paradox Interactive

* [[Paradox EntertainmentInteractive]] is, a [[video -game]] developer.publisher

* [[Paradox Press]], a defunct division of DC Comics

== Other uses ==

* [[Paradox gun]] a shotgun (usually smoothbore) with partially rifled barrels

* [[Paradox (horse)]] (1882–1890), a British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire

* ''Paradox'', an English ship that participated in the [[Battle of the Kentish Knock#England (Robert Blake)|Battle of the Kentish Knock]]

* [[The Paradox]], a South Baltimore dance club

== See also ==

* [[List of paradoxes]]

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