The difference between Juxtaposition and Paradox
When used as nouns, juxtaposition means an absence of linking elements in a group of words that are listed together, whereas paradox means an apparently self-contradictory statement, which can only be true if it is false, and vice versa.
Juxtaposition is also verb with the meaning: to place in juxtaposition.
check bellow for the other definitions of Juxtaposition and Paradox
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Juxtaposition as a noun (grammar):
The nearness of objects with little or no delimiter. An absence of linking elements in a group of words that are listed together. An absence of operators in an expression.
Examples:
"Example: ''mother father'' instead of ''mother and father"
"Using juxtaposition for multiplication saves space when writing longer expressions. <math>a \times b \!</math> collapses to <math>ab\!</math>."
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Juxtaposition as a noun (arts):
The extra emphasis given to a comparison when the contrasted objects are close together. Two or more contrasting sounds, colours, styles etc. placed together for stylistic effect. The close placement of two ideas to imply a link that may not exist.
Examples:
"There was a poignant juxtaposition between the boys laughing in the street and the girl crying on the balcony above."
"The juxtaposition of the bright yellows on the dark background made the painting appear three dimensional."
"Example: In 1965 the government was elected; in 1965 the economy took a dive."
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Juxtaposition as a verb:
To place in juxtaposition.
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Paradox as a noun:
An apparently self-contradictory statement, which can only be true if it is false, and vice versa.
Examples:
"This sentence is false" is a paradox."
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Paradox as a noun:
A counterintuitive conclusion or outcome.
Examples:
"It is an interesting paradox that drinking a lot of water can often make you feel thirsty."
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Paradox as a noun:
A claim that two apparently contradictory ideas are true.
Examples:
"Not having a fashion is a fashion; that's a paradox."
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Paradox as a noun:
A thing involving contradictory yet interrelated elements that exist simultaneously and persist over time.
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Paradox as a noun:
A person or thing having contradictory properties.
Examples:
"He is a paradox; you would not expect him in that political party."
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Paradox as a noun:
An unanswerable question or difficult puzzle, particularly one which leads to a deeper truth.
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Paradox as a noun (obsolete):
A statement which is difficult to believe, or which goes against general belief.
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Paradox as a noun (uncountable):
The use of counterintuitive or contradictory statements (paradoxes) in speech or writing.
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Paradox as a noun (uncountable, philosophy):
A state in which one is logically compelled to contradict oneself.
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Paradox as a noun (uncountable, psychotherapy):
The practice of giving instructions that are opposed to the therapist's actual intent, with the intention that the client will disobey or be unable to obey.