Trilemma

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  • n. A circumstance in which a choice must be made between three options that seem equally undesirable.
  • n. A syllogism containing three alternatives that each infer the same conclusion.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A syllogism with three conditional propositions, the major premises of which are disjunctively affirmed in the minor. See dilemma.
  • n. A state of things in which it is difficult to determine which one of three courses to pursue.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. In logic, a syllogism with three conditional propositions, the major premises of which are disjunctively affirmed in the minor. See dilemma.
  • n. Hence, in general, any choice between three objects.
    • Word Usage
    "The biggest problem in expanding Medicare is essentially solving what economist Greg Mankiw calls the trilemma, the three problems of health care delivery - cost, access and quality."
    Variant
    dilemma   
     
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