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strange loop

strange loop noun: 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.

Noun

strange loop (plural strange loops)

  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 of strange loop

pluralstrange loops

Questions about strange loop

What does strange loop mean?
Strange loop means 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.
What part of speech is strange loop?
Strange loop is a noun.
What is the plural of strange loop?
The plural of strange loop is strange loops.

Words near strange loop in the dictionary

  1. strange bedfellows
  2. strange bird
  3. strange birds
  4. strange fish
  5. strange fruit
  6. strange loop
  7. strange loops
  8. strange matter
  9. strange quark
  10. strange quark matter
  11. strange quark star

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