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Definition:
The barber paradox is used to demonstrate a problem which exists in set theory. Imagine that the barber
of Seville shaves all of the men in Seville, except for those men who shave themselves. Now, does the
barber shave himself? If he does, then he is not part of the group shave by the barber (which is himself).
If he does not shave himself, then the barber must shave him - but he is the barber.
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