Russell's paradox

Summary

Russell's paradox is a paradox^[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of paradox entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (992 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Russell's paradox authored Bertrand Russell^[3].
• Russell's paradox authored Ernst Zermelo^[4].
• Russell's paradox is credited with the discovery of Bertrand Russell^[5].
• Russell's paradox is credited with the discovery of Ernst Zermelo^[6].
• Russell's paradox's image is recorded as Russell's paradox.svg^[7].
• Russell's paradox's instance of is recorded as paradox^[8].
• Bertrand Russell is named after Russell's paradox^[9].
• Russell's paradox's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1901-00-00T00:00:00Z^[10].
• Russell's paradox's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0ch6z^[11].
• Russell's paradox's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Russells-paradox^[12].
• Russell's paradox's defining formula is recorded as R :={x\mid x\notin x}^[13].
• Russell's paradox's studied by is recorded as set theory^[14].
• Russell's paradox's studied by is recorded as axiomatic set theory^[15].
• Russell's paradox's MathWorld ID is recorded as RussellsAntinomy^[16].
• Russell's paradox's Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy ID is recorded as russell-paradox^[17].
• Russell's paradox's PhilPapers topic is recorded as russells-paradox^[18].
• Russell's paradox's Quora topic ID is recorded as Russells-Paradox^[19].
• Russell's paradox's Zhihu topic ID is recorded as 19806894^[20].
• Russell's paradox's JSTOR topic ID is recorded as russells-paradox^[21].
• Russell's paradox's nLab ID is recorded as Russell's paradox^[22].
• Russell's paradox's Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID is recorded as Russells_paradoks^[23].
• Russell's paradox's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4^[24].
• Russell's paradox's Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy ID is recorded as par-russ^[25].
• Russell's paradox's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics^[26].
• Russell's paradox's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2779253945^[27].

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Works and Contributions

Authored works include Bertrand Russell^[3], a mathematician^[28], 1872–1970^[29], of United Kingdom^[30], awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature^[31], specialised in set theory^[32] and Ernst Zermelo^[4], a mathematician^[33], 1871–1953^[34], of Germany^[35], awarded the Ackermann–Teubner Memorial Award^[36], specialised in mathematical logic^[37]. Credited discoveries include Bertrand Russell^[5], a mathematician^[38], 1872–1970^[39], of United Kingdom^[40], awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature^[41], specialised in set theory^[42] and Ernst Zermelo^[6], a mathematician^[43], 1871–1953^[44], of Germany^[45], awarded the Ackermann–Teubner Memorial Award^[46], specialised in mathematical logic^[47].

Why It Matters

Russell's paradox ranks in the top 7% of paradox entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (992 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[48] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[49]