Zeno's paradoxes

Zeno's paradoxes
Zeno's paradoxes /zēˈnōz parˈə-dok-siz/ (mathematics)
plural noun
Four paradoxes designed to demonstrate that the supposition that motion actually occurs leads to logical dilemmas
ORIGIN: Zeno of Elea (c.490–c.420BC), Greek philosopher and mathematician

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