A statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but may express a possible truth. Used in logic, philosophy, and everyday language.
「急がば回れ」は一種の逆説だ。
"More haste, less speed" is a kind of paradox.
この理論には逆説が含まれている。
This theory contains a paradox.
He discussed the paradox hidden within a growing society.
The professor stated a famous paradox in class.