Grandfather Paradox Definition

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A causality paradox speculated about in theories of time-travel in which traveling back in time would allow one to alter the conditions at the earlier time in such a way as to make current conditions impossible, as by causing the death of one's grandfather, making one's very existence impossible.
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(countable) An instance of the grandfather paradox.
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grandfather paradox
Plural:
grandfather-paradoxes

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