paradox
That which is apparently, though not actually, inconsistent with or opposed to the known facts in any case.
Origin: G. Paradoxos, incredible, beyond belief, fr. Doxa, belief
Weber’s paradox, if a muscle is loaded beyond its power to contract it may elongate.
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