noun. A situation that requires a choice among three options that are or seem equally unfavorable or mutually exclusive.

noun. In logic, a syllogism with three conditional propositions, the major premises of which are disjunctively affirmed in the minor. See dilemma.

noun. Hence, in general, any choice between three objects.

noun. A syllogism with three conditional propositions, the major premises of which are disjunctively affirmed in the minor. See dilemma.

noun. A state of things in which it is difficult to determine which one of three courses to pursue.

noun. A circumstance in which a choice must be made between three options that seem equally undesirable.

noun. A syllogism containing three alternatives that each infer the same conclusion.

"Perhaps the trilemma is really a single monster where limited access keeps costs high, making us demand (what appears to be) insulation, which helps keep costs high."

dilemma  lemma  

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