STRANGE LOOP Definition & Meaning

strange loop

[ streynj loop ]

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noun

Logic, Mathematics. a phenomenon created by the presence of self-referential statements in a complex logical or mathematical system, which renders the system incapable of proving all of the true statements it produces.
a speculative model of how the self emerges as the source of thought, operating seemingly in a closed loop of its own mental representations of reality, while at the same time, paradoxically, being grounded in and generated from a purely physical loop of neurons and stimuli.

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of strange loop¹

First recorded in 1960–65 as a phenomenon in physics

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I may or may not partake in the edibles of life, as we will call them, and I was inspired after seeing “A Strange Loop” — as in, as a writer, you can go much further with your imagination.

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The production, directed by Stephen Brackett, who was nominated for a Tony for his staging of “A Strange Loop,” features an egg-like object on Arnulfo Maldonado’s set.

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But Gretchen is stuck in a strange loop, unable to escape this place and becoming increasingly battered in the process.

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A conversation with Michael R. Jackson, whose Tony-winning musical “A Strange Loop” is having its Los Angeles premiere at the Ahmanson Theatre.

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A conversation with Michael R. Jackson, whose Tony-winning musical “A Strange Loop” is having its Los Angeles premiere at the Ahmanson Theatre.

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