 ##  [Berry Paradox](/index.php/berry-paradox) 

  ##  [Berry Paradox](https://mathlogic.quantumdictionary.io/berry-paradox-0) 

  
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**Mathematics &amp; Logic Dictionary**

 
Definition

A self-referential paradox arising from the informal use of 'definable in under N words', typically illustrated by the phrase 'the smallest positive integer not definable in under eleven words', which yields a contradiction by naming the supposedly unnamed number.