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Meaning of Grim Reaper paradox | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

A philosophical problem related to Benardete's paradox, but involving countably many Grim Reapers, each of which will kill the person in question at a certain time (if still alive), taking a certain period of time to do it.

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See also

grim trigger grim-gram grim-the-collier Grimace Grimaced Grimacer

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