ZENO'S PARADOX

Meaning of ZENO'S PARADOX in English

Math.

any of various versions of a paradox regarding the relation of the discrete to the continuous and requiring the concept of limit for its satisfactory explanation.

[ after ZENO OF ELEA ]

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PARADOX — ~ (-al)
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ZENO — I orig. Tarasicodissa born , Isauria, Diocese of the East died April 9, AD 491 Eastern Roman emperor (474–491). A …
Английский словарь Британика
PARADOX — I Apparently self-contradictory statement whose underlying meaning is revealed only by careful scrutiny. Its purpose is to arrest attention and …
Английский словарь Британика
PARADOX — I. ˈparəˌdäks also ˈper- noun ( -es ) Etymology: Latin paradoxum, from Greek paradoxon, from neuter of paradoxos contrary to …
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ZENO — /zee"noh/ , n. 1. See Zeno of Citium . 2. See Zeno of Elea .
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ZENO — n. Greek philosopher founder of the Stoic school (around 335-263 B.C.); Greek philosopher who devised paradoxes that supported the belief …
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PARADOX — apparently self-contradictory statement, the underlying meaning of which is revealed only by careful scrutiny. The purpose of a paradox is …
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ZENO — born , Isauria, Diocese of the East died April 9, 491 Eastern Roman emperor whose reign (474491) was troubled by …
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ZENO — Zeno BrE AmE ˈziːn əʊ AmE \ -oʊ
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PARADOX — paradox BrE AmE ˈpær ə dɒks AmE \ -dɑːks ˈper- ▷ paradox|es ɪz əz
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PARADOX — / ˈpærədɒks; NAmE -dɑːks/ noun 1. [ C ] a person, thing or situation that has two opposite features and …
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PARADOX — par ‧ a ‧ dox /ˈpærədɒks $ -dɑːks/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: paradoxum …
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PARADOX — ( paradoxes) 1. You describe a situation as a paradox when it involves two or more facts or qualities which …
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PARADOX — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE apparent ▪ Can some one explain this apparent paradox please? ▪ Among the multiple …
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PARADOX — [noun] - a situation, fact or statement which seems impossible and/or difficult to understand because it contains two opposite facts …
Cambridge English vocab
PARADOX — n. liar paradox Olbers's paradox paradoxes of Zeno
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PARADOX — n. Apparently self-contradictory statement whose underlying meaning is revealed only by careful scrutiny. Its purpose is to arrest attention and …
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ZENO — n. paradoxes of Zeno Zeno of Citium Zeno of Elea
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ZENO — n. orig. Tarasicodissa born , Isauria, Diocese of the East died April 9, AD 491 Eastern Roman emperor (474491). A …
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PARADOX — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ apparent , seeming ( esp. AmE ) ▪ great ▪ central , fundamental ▪ curious , interesting …
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PARADOX — < logic > An apparently sound argument leading to a contradiction . Some famous examples are Russell's paradox and the …
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ZENO — U Rochester 1978. Euclid with asynchronous message-passing. "Preliminary ZENO Language Description", J.E. Ball et al, SIGPLAN Notices 14(9):17-34 (Sep 1979).
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PARADOX — < database > A relational database for Microsoft Windows , originally from Borland . Paradox 5 ran on Microsoft Windows …
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PARADOX — n. contradiction, self-contradiction, incongruity, inconsistency, absurdity, ambiguity, enigma, puzzle, mystery, quandary, problem, dilemma Can you explain away Zeno's paradox of …
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PARADOX — сущ. 1) парадокс (явление, ситуация, кажущиеся невероятными, неожиданными) The paradox is that the region's most dynamic economies have the most …
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ZENO — Флавий Зенон
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
PARADOX — paradox.ogg ʹpærədɒks n парадокс
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PARADOX — парадокс paradox of the largest cardinal number — парадокс наибольшего кардинального числа - arrow paradox - attenuation paradox - clock paradox - geometrical paradox - heterological …
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PARADOX — сущ.1) парадокс (явление, ситуация, кажущиеся невероятными, неожиданными) The paradox is that the region's most dynamic economies have the most primitive …
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PARADOX — сущ. 1) парадокс ( явление, ситуация, кажущиеся невероятными, неожиданными ) The paradox is that the region's most dynamic economies have …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
PARADOX — сущ. 1) парадокс (явление, ситуация, кажущиеся невероятными, неожиданными) The paradox is that the region's most dynamic economies have the most primitive financial …
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PARADOX — _n. 1> парадокс (явление, ситуация, кажущиеся невероятными, неожиданными); The paradox is that the region's most dynamic economies have the most …
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PARADOX — n. 1. парадокс (явление, ситуация, кажущиеся невероятными, неожиданными); The paradox is that the region's most dynamic economies have the most …
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PARADOX — парадокс - logical paradox - semantic paradox
Англо-Русский словарь по компьютерам
PARADOX — сущ. парадокс - paradox of thrift - paradox of voting
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PARADOX — парадокс - logical paradox - semantic paradox
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ZENO — Флавий Зенон
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ZENO — Зенон
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PARADOX — парадокс - logical paradox - semantic paradox
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PARADOX — - paradox of thrift - paradox of value - paradox of voting - Giffen paradox
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PARADOX — парадокс - priority paradox
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PARADOX — сущ. 1) парадокс (явление, ситуация, кажущиеся невероятными, неожиданными) The paradox is that the region's most dynamic economies have the most …
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ZENO OF ELEA — born с 495 died с 430 BC Greek philosopher and mathematician. He was called by Aristotle the inventor of dialectic. …
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PARADOXES OF ZENO — Arguments by which Zeno of Elea upheld the doctrine of Parmenides that real Being is unique and unchanging. Zeno's arguments …
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ZENO OF CITIUM — /sish"ee euhm/ c340-c265 B.C., Greek philosopher, born in Cyprus. Also called Zeno, Zeno the Stoic .
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PARADOXES OF ZENO — statements made by the Greek philosopher Zeno of Elea, a 5th-century-BC disciple of Parmenides, a fellow Eleatic, designed to show …
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ZENO, CARLO — born 1334, Venice died March 8, 1418, Venice Venetian admiral whose victory over the Genoese at Chioggia, near Venice, in …
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ZENO OF ELEA — (c. 495 BCc. 430 BC), Greek philosopher and mathematician, whom Aristotle called the inventor of dialectic. He is especially known …
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PARADOXES OF ZENO — Arguments by which Zeno of Elea upheld the doctrine of Parmenides that real Being is unique and unchanging. Zeno's arguments …
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STOIC — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Latin ~us, from Greek stōïkos, literally, of the portico, from Stoa (Poikilē) the Painted …
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SVEVO, ITALO — orig. Ettore Schmitz born Dec. 19, 1861, Trieste, Austrian Empire died Sept. 13, 1928, Motta di Livenza, Italy Italian writer. …
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ODOACER — or Odovacar born с 433 died March 15, 493, Ravenna First barbarian king of Italy (476–493). A German warrior in …
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ANASTASIUS I — born 430?, Dyrrhachium, Epirus Vetus died July 9, 518, Constantinople Byzantine emperor (491–518). Originally a bodyguard to Zeno , he …
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ZENONIAN — zə̇ˈnōnēən adjective Usage: usually capitalized 1. [Latin Zenon-, Zeno Zeno, 5th century B.C. Greek Eleatic philosopher (from Greek Zēnōn ) …
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SVEVO, ITALO — born Dec. 19, 1861, Trieste, Austrian Empire [now in Italy] died Sept. 13, 1928, Motta di Livenza, Italy pseudonym of …
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STOICISM
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SIMPLICIUS, SAINT — born , Tivoli, near Rome died March 10, 483, Rome; feast day March 10 pope from 468 to 483. He …
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ODOACER — born c. 433 died March 15, 493, Ravenna also called Odovacar, or Odovakar first barbarian king of Italy. The date …
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