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Russell's paradox: a standalone construct

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the contradiction from the set of all sets that are not members of themselves, which is a member of itself if and only if it is not.

In logic, Russell's paradox refers to the contradiction from the set of all sets that are not members of themselves, which is a member of itself if and only if it is not. This meaning comes from Russell (1903) in The principles of mathematics.[1]

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  1. Russell, B. (1903). The principles of mathematics. W. W. Norton & Company. ISBN 9780045100217

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