temporal paradoxes
Chronological logical impossibilities
Temporal paradoxes are logical contradictions that arise from time travel scenarios.
The classic example is the grandfather paradox: if you travel back and kill your grandfather before your parent is born, you prevent your own existence—but then who killed grandfather?
Other paradoxes involve causal loops where an effect becomes its own cause.
The term appears mainly in science fiction and theoretical physics discussions: The film explores temporal paradoxes without really resolving them.
- causal loopSelf-causing temporal cycle
- time loopRepeated span of existence
- fixed pointValue unchanged by function
- time travelMovement across temporal points
- butterfly effectSmall inputs, disproportionate results
ripple effect · alternate timeline · infinite regress · self-fulfilling prophecy
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