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bootstrap paradox

bootstrap paradox noun: a time travel paradox in which the consequences of an event in the future travel back in time and cause an event in the past or present, which in turn is among the causes of the first event, forming a causal loop in which each event is caused by the other.

Noun

bootstrap paradox (plural bootstrap paradoxes)

  1. A time travel paradox in which the consequences of an event in the future travel back in time and cause an event in the past or present, which in turn is among the causes of the first event, forming a causal loop in which each event is caused by the other.

Synonyms of bootstrap paradox

Forms of bootstrap paradox

pluralbootstrap paradoxes

Origin of bootstrap paradox

Compare bootstrap, pull oneself up by one's bootstraps, etc.

Questions about bootstrap paradox

What does bootstrap paradox mean?
Bootstrap paradox means a time travel paradox in which the consequences of an event in the future travel back in time and cause an event in the past or present, which in turn is among the causes of the first event, forming a causal loop in which each event is caused by the other.
What part of speech is bootstrap paradox?
Bootstrap paradox is a noun.
What is the plural of bootstrap paradox?
The plural of bootstrap paradox is bootstrap paradoxes.

Words near bootstrap paradox in the dictionary

  1. bootstrap aggregating
  2. bootstrap aggregation
  3. bootstrap aggregations
  4. bootstrap model
  5. bootstrap models
  6. bootstrap paradox
  7. bootstrap paradoxes
  8. bootstrappable
  9. bootstrapped
  10. bootstrapper
  11. bootstrappers

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