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minus-squareIndolentRoshi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up25·7 months agoIs the word “heterological” homological or heterological? If it is heterological, then it must be homological. If it is homological, then it must be heterological.
minus-squarekadulinkfedilinkarrow-up21·7 months agoDon’t worry, I wrote a program that can find the answer for you. It’s been running for a while though… Maybe somebody could come up with a program to determine if my program will halt or continue forever?
minus-squareViking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·7 months agoWhat are you trying to do, kill robots?
minus-squareblujan@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 months agoNone, we assumed the classification was binary, but these words are called Grellingian Words
Is the word “heterological” homological or heterological?
If it is heterological, then it must be homological.
If it is homological, then it must be heterological.
Don’t worry, I wrote a program that can find the answer for you. It’s been running for a while though…
Maybe somebody could come up with a program to determine if my program will halt or continue forever?
The answer is 42.
What are you trying to do, kill robots?
None, we assumed the classification was binary, but these words are called Grellingian Words