What is the meaning of Gordian knot?

noun

  • Any very difficult problem; insoluble in its own terms.
  • An intricate knot tied by Gordius, the king of Phrygia, and cut by the sword of Alexander the Great after he heard that whoever undid it would become ruler of Asia. .
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