A paradox is a self-contradictory or counter-intuitive statement or argument.
Paradox may also refer to:
Places
- Paradox, New York, a hamlet near Schroon, in Essex County, New York, United States
- Paradox Lake, a lake in Schroon, Essex County, New York, United States
- Paradox Valley, a valley in Colorado, United States
- Paradox, Colorado, an unincorporated town in Paradox Valley
- Paradox Basin, named after Paradox Valley
- Paradox Formation, a geological formation deriving its name from Paradox Valley
People
- Paradox (musician) (born 1972), British drum and bass musician
- Giulio Trogli (1613–1685), Italian Baroque painter who was known as il Paradosso ("the Paradox")
Science and technology
- Paradox (database), a relational-database-management system
- Paradox (theorem prover), an automated theorem-proving system
- Paradox (warez), a software-cracking warez/demogroup
- Paradox, a human-powered vehicle that competed in the Australian HPV Super Series in 2011 and 2013
- Physical paradox, an apparent contradiction in physical descriptions of the universe
Arts, entertainment, and media
Fictional entities
- Paradox, a character appearing in the comic book series Marvel Preview
- Paradox, the villain in the movie Yu-Gi-Oh!: Bonds Beyond Time
- Faction Paradox, a fictional group in the Doctor Who universe
- Professor Paradox, a recurring character on the 2008–2010 American animated television series Ben 10: Alien Force
Music
Groups
- Paradox (Canadian band), a Canadian rock band that existed from 1984-1991
- Paradox (German band), a German thrash-metal band formed in 1986
- Paradox (Irish band), an Irish alternative rock band formed in 1996
- Paradox (Thai band), a Thai alternative rock band formed in 1996
- Paradox (British band), a Christian black metal band
Albums
- Paradoks, by Ahmet Koç
- Paradox (Balzac album), 2009
- Paradox (John Kay and Steppenwolf album), 1984
- Paradox (Nanase Aikawa album), 1997
- Paradox (Royal Hunt album), 1997
- Paradox (Isyana Sarasvati album), 2017
Songs
- "Paradox", a song from the soundtrack for the film 4.3.2.1
- "Paradox", a song on the Sepultura album A-Lex
- "Paradox", a song on the 1996 Hypocrisy album Abducted
- "Paradox", a song on the 2002 album Always Let Me Go by Keith Jarrett
- "Paradox", a song on the 2000 live album Atomhenge 76 by Hawkwind
- "Paradox", a song on the 1977 album Point of Know Return by Kansas
Films
- Paradox (2010 film), a 2010 Canadian science-fiction film starring Kevin Sorbo
- Paradox (2016 film), an American sci-fi / action film
- Paradox (2017 film), a Hong Kong action film
- Paradox (2018 film), a film directed by Daryl Hannah
- Paradox (soundtrack), a soundtrack album by Neil Young and Promise of the Real
Television
- Paradox (British TV series), a 2009 British science-fiction, police-drama television series broadcast by BBC
- Paradox (2014 TV series), a Georgian-Ukrainian horror thriller television series
- "Paradox", a season 4 episode of Art:21
- "Paradox" (The Flash), an episode of The Flash
Other arts, entertainment, and media
- Paradox (assemblage), artwork by Christian Verdun
- Paradox (literature), a literary device
- Paradox (magazine), a historical fiction magazine
Brands and enterprises
- Paradox Development Studio, a video-game developer and subsidiary of Paradox Interactive
- Paradox Interactive, a video-game publisher
- Paradox Press, a defunct division of DC Comics
Other uses
- Paradox gun a shotgun (usually smoothbore) with partially rifled barrels
- Paradox (horse) (1882–1890), a British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire
- Paradox, an English ship that participated in the Battle of the Kentish Knock
- The Paradox, a South Baltimore dance club