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zeno's paradox

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.67 in modern English

Syllables
zeno's -para-dox
IPA
31
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a set of philosophical problems generally thought to have been devised by the Greek philosopher Zeno of Elea (c. 490–430 BC) to support Parmenides' doctrine that, contrary to the evidence of one's senses, the belief in plurality and change is mistaken, and in particular that motion is nothing but an illusion.

Inflected Forms

Zeno's paradoxes (plural)

Phrases

Zeno machine

Frequently Paired Words

Zeno machine

Questions

What does zeno's paradox mean?
Any of a set of philosophical problems generally thought to have been devised by the Greek philosopher Zeno of Elea (c. 490–430 BC) to support Parmenides' doctrine that, contrary to the evidence of one's senses, the belief in plurality and change is mistaken, and in particular that motion is nothing but an illusion.

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