Zeno's paradoxes are a series of philosophical arguments presented by the ancient Greek philosopher Zeno of Elea (c. 490–430 BC), primarily known through...
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distance. Zeno's philosophy is still debated in the present day, and no solution to his paradoxes has been agreed upon by philosophers. His paradoxes have...
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Quantum Darwinism Wavefunction collapse Zeno's paradoxes Sudarshan, E. C. G.; Misra, B. (1977). "The Zeno's paradox in quantum theory". Journal of Mathematical...
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1/2 + 1/4 + 1/8 + 1/16 + ⋯ (section Zeno's paradox)
and Weisstein, Eric W. "Zeno's Paradoxes." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/ZenosParadoxes.html Stewart, Ian (2009)...
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many paradoxes exist that are known to be invalid arguments, yet are nevertheless valuable in promoting critical thinking, while other paradoxes have...
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This list includes well known paradoxes, grouped thematically. The grouping is approximate, as paradoxes may fit into more than one category. This list...
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hypothetical computational model Zeno's paradoxes, paradoxes by Zeno of Elea Zenonia zeno, an African butterfly Zenos, a book of Mormon scripture All pages...
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Arrow paradox, referring to an arrow (missile), may mean: One of Zeno's paradoxes about the impossibility of motion From the surname Arrow, it may mean:...
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paradox was a "Puzzler" on the Car Talk radio show. Darling, David J. (2004). The Universal Book of Mathematics: From Abracadabra to Zeno's Paradoxes...
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Missing dollar riddle (redirect from Missing Dollar Paradox)
J. (2004). The universal book of mathematics : from Abracadabra to Zeno's paradoxes. Hoboken, N.J.: Wiley. ISBN 0-471-27047-4. OCLC 53434727. "Watch Help...
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Eleatic school of philosophy, which also included Zeno of Elea and Melissus of Samos. Zeno's paradoxes of motion were developed to defend Parmenides's views...
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The Universal Book of Mathematics: From Abracadabra to Zeno's Paradoxes (2004) is a book by British author David Darling. The book is presented in a dictionary...
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Philosophy. Zalta, Edward N. (ed.). "Zeno of Elea". Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Zalta, Edward N. (ed.). "Zeno's Paradoxes". Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy...
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problem by Zeno of Elea in one of many demonstrations that movement is impossible to define satisfactorily. The second of Zeno's paradoxes is that of...
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Achilles and the Tortoise are a pair of characters that appear in Zeno's paradoxes. Achilles and the Tortoise may also refer to: "What the Tortoise Said...
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Hui Shi (section Miscellaneous Paradoxes)
Press. Field, Paul. "Zeno's Paradoxes". Wolfram MathWorld. Retrieved August 2, 2022. "School of Names > Miscellaneous Paradoxes (Stanford Encyclopedia...
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David (2004), The Universal Book of Mathematics: From Abracadabra to Zeno's Paradoxes, John Wiley & Sons, p. 140, ISBN 9780471270478. Wright, Carroll Davidson...
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contradictions inherent in the mathematical thought of the time. While Zeno's paradoxes accurately demonstrated the deficiencies of contemporary mathematical...
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Infinity (section Zeno: Achilles and the tortoise)
Stuttgart, Germany: Franz Steiner Verlag. ISBN 978-3-515-09258-6. "Zeno's Paradoxes". Stanford University. October 15, 2010. Retrieved April 3, 2017. Russell...
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David J., The Universal Book of Mathematics: from Abracadabra to Zeno's Paradoxes, John Wiley & Sons, 2004. Page 249. ISBN 0-471-27047-4. Dugopolski...
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successful in overtaking Tortoise in their race to empirically test one of Zeno's paradoxes of motion. This passage also appears in Douglas Hofstadter's book Gödel...
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Figure of speech Intuition Rhetorical question Thought experiment Zeno's paradoxes Gordian knot "Aporia". The Oxford English Dictionary (2 ed.). 1989...
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Ellsberg paradox Exponential growth Gambler's ruin Kelly criterion Martingale (betting system) Pascal's mugging Two envelopes problem Zeno's paradoxes Weiss...
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of Zeno machines was first discussed by Hermann Weyl in 1927; the name refers to Zeno's paradoxes, attributed to the ancient Greek philosopher Zeno of...
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Darling (2004). The universal book of mathematics: from Abracadabra to Zeno's paradoxes. John Wiley and Sons. p. 188. ISBN 978-0-471-27047-8. Savchenko, S...
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Thomson's lamp (redirect from Thompson Lamp Paradox)
sequence is convergent or divergent." List of paradoxes Ross–Littlewood paradox Zeno's paradoxes Zeno machine Thomson 1954, p. 5. Thomson 1954, p. 9...
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multiple of some other element Indecomposable distribution Salami slicing Zeno's paradoxes https://ncert.nic.in/ncerts/l/iesc103.pdf. {{cite book}}: Missing or...
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August 2004). The Universal Book of Mathematics: From Abracadabra to Zeno's Paradoxes. John Wiley & Sons. p. 176. ISBN 978-0-471-27047-8. Shick, Paul (2007)...
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divisibility was addressed by Aristotle in his Physics, where he wrote on Zeno's paradoxes. The philosopher and mathematician Bertrand Russell was still seeking...
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noon, and then asks about the state of affairs at noon. But, as in Zeno's paradoxes, if infinitely many operations have to take place (sequentially) before...
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