temporal paradox

theoretical paradox resulting from time travel
Event thought_experiment Q33447
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temporal paradox

Summary

temporal paradox is a thought experiment[1]. It draws 1,279 Wikipedia views per month (thought_experiment category, ranking #6 of 56).[2]

Key Facts

  • temporal paradox's image is recorded as Grandfather paradox billiard ball.svg[3].
  • temporal paradox's instance of is recorded as thought experiment[4].
  • temporal paradox's instance of is recorded as paradox[5].
  • temporal paradox's instance of is recorded as fictional disaster[6].
  • temporal paradox's subclass of is recorded as paradox[7].
  • temporal paradox's subclass of is recorded as problem[8].
  • temporal paradox's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03v5m4[9].
  • temporal paradox's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Temporal paradoxes[10].
  • temporal paradox's facet of is recorded as time travel[11].
  • temporal paradox's Quora topic ID is recorded as Time-Travel-Paradox-3[12].
  • temporal paradox's Encyclopedia of Science Fiction ID is recorded as time_paradoxes[13].
  • temporal paradox's NicoNicoPedia ID is recorded as タイムパラドックス[14].
  • temporal paradox's KBpedia ID is recorded as TemporalParadox[15].
  • temporal paradox's Namuwiki ID is recorded as 타임 패러독스[16].
  • temporal paradox's Pixiv Encyclopedia ID is recorded as タイムパラドックス[17].
  • temporal paradox's Vikidia article ID is recorded as fr:Paradoxe_temporel[18].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for temporal paradox include Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox[19], an animated film[20], directed by Jay Oliva[21].

Why It Matters

temporal paradox draws 1,279 Wikipedia views per month (thought_experiment category, ranking #6 of 56).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

Entities named for it include Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox[19], an animated film[20], directed by Jay Oliva[21].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . KBpedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [19] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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